Frank Klepper (American, 1890-1952) Small Flock Oil on canvasboard 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm) Signed lower right: Klepper PROVENANCE: Private collection, Sherman, Texas. A Plano native reared in McKinney, Texas, Frank Klepper studied at the Aunspaugh Art School in Dallas and at the Art Institute of Chicago. After serving in World War I, he studied in Paris and Brussels. Following his return to McKinney, he founded a plein air painting school, the Frank Klepper Sketch Club, in 1930. He also exhibited at the 1912 Cotton Carnival at Galveston and in the 1929 San Antonio Competitive. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice