Art on a Postcard Winter Auction, Lots 201-300

 About

Mark Peppé (b. 1934) spent his childhood in India on his family estates on the Nepalese border. In 1942 when he was 8 years old he returned by sea to England with his mother and twin brother Rodney, braving U-boats to attend St Edward’s school in Oxford. 

In 1957, the same year that Mark started at The Slade, he successfully submitted a painting to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. From 1961 Mark set himself up as a freelance illustrator and continued to do so up until he retired in November 1999 after his 1208th job. 

Over the years Mark has always painted, in 1967 he exhibited a family portrait at the Royal Academy. He still paints every day and recently celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary, a marriage which has seen 4 children and 8 grandchildren.  

We would like to extend a special thank you to Mark, who has contributed to the Art on a Postcard Auction since it started in 2014.