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Ernest Howard Shepard

British · 1879–1976 · Painter, Draughtsman

Ernest Howard Shepard was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrations of the anthropomorphic animal and soft toy characters in The Wind in… (Wikipedia)

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16lots offered2015–2026years recorded100%sold (14)$416Sign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Ernest Howard Shepard, Feeling More Snowy Behind The Ears Than He Had Ever Felt Before..., Penn og gouache på papirFeeling More Snowy Behind The Ears Than He Had Ever Felt Before...Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · NOK 400,000≈ $36,036≈ £28,539≈ €34,219Sign up to see
  2. Ernest Howard Shepard, The rush of air in his face, the hum of the engine, for The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1931 edition, pencil drawingThe rush of air in his face, the hum of the engine, for The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1931 editionToovey's · £1,900≈ $2,671≈ €2,174Sign up to see
  3. Ernest Howard Shepard, The Franco Composite Aircraft, pen and ink with scratching out and heightened with whiteThe Franco Composite AircraftToovey's · £950≈ $1,240≈ €1,039Sign up to see

Ernest Howard Shepard’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 14 auction results for Ernest Howard Shepard between 2015 and 2026, of which 14 sold (100%). A further 2 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $78Sign up free to see to $36kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $36kSign up free to see for Feeling More Snowy Behind The Ears Than He Had Ever Felt Before... at Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner in November 2024. The most common medium is drawings (10 lots). Most results come from Toovey's (12), Concept Art Gallery (2) and Elstob & Elstob (1).

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  1. Ernest Howard Shepard, On Their Way To Covent Garden, Pen and ink An illustration for 'Drawn from Life, E H Shepard', 1961, published by Meth
    On Their Way To Covent Garden
    Drawing
    11.5cm x 10cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 965
    £150≈ $199≈ €174HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  2. Ernest Howard Shepard, Illustration of a boy with his dog, studying a map, pen and ink
    Illustration of a boy with his dog, studying a map
    Drawing
    26cm x 16.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 55
    £700≈ $932≈ €810HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  3. Ernest Howard Shepard, Feeling More Snowy Behind The Ears Than He Had Ever Felt Before..., Penn og gouache på papir
    Feeling More Snowy Behind The Ears Than He Had Ever Felt Before...
    Gouache · Paper
    Lysmål: 12,5x16,5 cm
    Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · · Lot 69
    NOK 400,000≈ $36,036≈ £28,539≈ €34,219HammerSign up free to seeEst. NOK 500,000–700,000View at Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner ↗
  4. Ernest Howard Shepard, Irrepressible Half…' (Rugby Scrum), pen and ink heightened with gouache
    Irrepressible Half…' (Rugby Scrum)
    Gouache
    35.5cm x 24.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 74
    £280≈ $346≈ €328HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  5. Ernest Howard Shepard, The Town Musique (Cambridge), pen and ink over pencil traces
    The Town Musique (Cambridge)
    Drawing
    27.5cm x 18cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 31
    £480≈ $623≈ €525HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  6. Ernest Howard Shepard, A Lady and a Housemaid in an Interior, pen and ink
    A Lady and a Housemaid in an Interior
    Drawing
    24cm x 30cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 66
    £360≈ $444≈ €404HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  7. Ernest Howard Shepard, In future we understand that the War Offices will allot official numbers to Officers, pen and ink
    In future we understand that the War Offices will allot official numbers to Officers
    Drawing
    23cm x 17.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 67
    £300≈ $370≈ €337HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  8. Ernest Howard Shepard, Six o'clock Call' (Study of a Royal Trumpeter), pen and ink
    Six o'clock Call' (Study of a Royal Trumpeter)
    Drawing
    16.5cm x 11cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 68
    £170≈ $210≈ €191HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  9. Ernest Howard Shepard, The rush of air in his face, the hum of the engine, for The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1931 edition, pencil drawing
    The rush of air in his face, the hum of the engine, for The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1931 edition
    Drawing
    10cm x 16cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 47
    £1,900≈ $2,671≈ €2,174HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  10. Ernest Howard Shepard, The Franco Composite Aircraft, pen and ink with scratching out and heightened with white
    The Franco Composite Aircraft
    Drawing
    34cm x 26cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 67
    £950≈ $1,240≈ €1,039HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Also offered, result not published (2)

Lots by Ernest Howard Shepard that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Ernest Howard Shepard works on paper (14)Ernest Howard Shepard drawings (10)

Ernest Howard Shepard: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Ernest Howard Shepard at auction?

$36,036Sign up free to see, for Feeling More Snowy Behind The Ears Than He Had Ever Felt Before... at Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (November 2024) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Ernest Howard Shepard?

The median sale price is $416Sign up free to see across 14 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Ernest Howard Shepard have sold at auction?

14 of 14 recorded lots sold between 2015 and 2026. 2 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Ernest Howard Shepard?

Toovey's, Concept Art Gallery and Elstob & Elstob account for the most recorded results. Toovey's · Concept Art Gallery · Elstob & Elstob

About Ernest Howard Shepard

Ernest Howard Shepard was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrations of the anthropomorphic animal and soft toy characters in The Wind in the Willows and Winnie-the-Pooh.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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