Pencil on paper, signed "W. S. Shanks" at lower left, intimate study of the artist's son playing draughts with his grandfather, presented under glass in the original frame from James McClure & Son in Glasgow.

SS 18.5 x 24 in.; DOA 19.5 x 25 in.

Estate Collection of the late John Archibald Shanks, Scotland

William Somerville Shanks studied at the Glasgow School of Art while working full time as a textile designer. Determined to paint full time, he moved to Paris to study at the Academie Julian. He is best known for his still lifes and portraits, exhibiting often.

Toning to paper; minor scattered staining and foxing; several minor pin-holes; not examined out of the frame due to fragility concerns.

$400 - 600