Bronze, each signed "Shanks," one depicts his father (DOA 12.5 x 10.5 in.) and the second depicting his mother (DOA 11 x 9.75 in.), presented in the likely original gilt reeded frames.

Collection of Jan & Wilson Vaughan of Granville County, NC

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.

$300 - 500