I have been asked to coordinate an auction for the sale of more than 100 pieces of art created by Oklahoma's Shepherd Sisters: Nellie, Edith, Leona, and Nettie. The proceeds from this auction will benefit Shepherd Manor Retirement Center, where most of these works are displayed. PLEASE DO NOT VISIT SHEPHERD MANOR TO SEE THE ART BEFORE THE AUCTION.
The silent auction will be held on Sunday, November 1, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm in Watchorn Hall at First Presbyterian Church of Oklahoma City, located at NW 25th & Western. Advance viewing will be available from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm beginning Tuesday, October 27 through October 30.
If you are not familiar with the Shepherd Sisters, here is some background. A very talented Impressionist painter, Nellie spent four years studying in Paris with various instructors, mostly with Henri Martin. Her most important, well-known painting from her years in Paris is a 3/4 life-size portrait of her sister Lottie, which was one of two of 800 paintings by American artists selected to hang in Le Grand Salon in Paris in the spring of 1910, and was awarded an honorable mention. In 1910, she and her friends Mrs. John Shartel and Mrs. Ed Dunn organized the Oklahoma Art League. Their dedication to preserving Oklahoma art assisted in the later formation of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. In addition to Nellie, sisters Leona, Nettie, and Edith were also fine artists, with works to be represented at the auction.
If you love art and/or Oklahoma, you won't want to miss this opportunity to view and possibly own a piece of Oklahoma's early artistic history. Starting bids range from $100 to $1,000.
For more information call 405-326-8134, or email me at linda@gottahavearts.com .
