Gary Peter Slipper Original Figurative Ink Drawing

Updated October 17, 2026

Artist: Gary Peter Slipper, RCA (Canadian, 1934–2019) Title: Untitled (Figures in a Woodland Setting) Medium: Pen and Ink on Paper Date: 1964 Style: Surrealism / Figurative / Modern Canadian Art Signature: Signed "Slipper" and dated "64" lower left. Sight: 10.5" × 14" Framed: 18.5" × 21.5" An exceptional early figurative pen and ink drawing by listed Canadian artist Gary Peter Slipper (1934–2019), executed in 1964 during an important formative period in the artist's career. The composition depicts three female figures within an imaginative woodland setting. Two standing figures, one partially draped and the other nude, appear engaged in a mysterious interaction, while a third seated figure faces away from the viewer beneath an elaborately rendered tree. Artist Biography Gary Peter Slipper was a distinguished Canadian painter and draughtsman, born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1934. Recognized for his imaginative surrealist compositions, Slipper developed a distinctive artistic style incorporating Renaissance influences, classical figurative painting, mythology, and dreamlike symbolism. He began his artistic education at an early age, studying at the Banff School of Fine Arts and Vancouver School of Art before continuing his training at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He subsequently studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid and pursued further artistic studies in Florence, Italy. His European education profoundly influenced his artistic development, particularly his admiration for fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Flemish painting and the technical accomplishments of the Old Masters. Slipper became known for his meticulously executed paintings and drawings depicting mysterious figures, allegorical subjects, and imaginative landscapes. His compositions frequently explored themes of spirituality, human relationships, mythology, and the subconscious.

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