Striking oil on canvas by J Clinton Shepherd, signed in the lower right corner. A beautiful painting of a woman and her dog taking a stroll in the countryside. Shepherd's specialty was painting in realist style western subjects and animals, as displayed in this piece. Sculptor, painter and illustrator, he was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1888. He became an illustrator in New York, and then the Director of the Norton School of Art in Palm Beach, Florida from 1941 to 1946. In his earlier years he attended art schools at The Chicago Institute, The Beaux Art Institute in Paris, and the Kansas City Art Institute, and among his teachers were Walter Ufer and Harvey Dunn. In 1928 he was commissioned by the City of Westport, Connecticut to do a monumental sculpture in honor of the 238 men and women from Westport who died during the war. The finished work, "Dough Boy", stood 18 feet in height, and was located in the center part of the Post Road until 1988 when it was moved to the Westport town square. Shepherd was a member of the Palm Beach Art League, the National Sculpture Society and the Silvermine Art Guild. His work was exhibited at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Norton Gallery, the Silvermine Artists Guild, the Miami Artist League and the Palm Beach Artist League. Good condition, the upper right quadrant has been restored. Overall size: 41 x 39 in. Sight size: 35 x 33 in. Please note that all sales are final. No refunds will be given under any circumstances.