John Clem Clarke Art
American, b. 1937
John Clem Clarke, a young star during the glory days of the SoHo art scene in the 1960s and ’70s and an early practitioner of Pop Art who went on to keep that aesthetic movement and his Manhattan neighborhood’s bohemian spirit alive into the 21st century. He was born in 1937, known as a Pop artist who drew critical comparisons to Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Rauschenberg. Clarke passed on June 5, 2021 in a nursing home in Keizer, Oregon, at the age of 83.to
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Artist: John Clem Clarke
Abstract Brush Stroke Composition
By John Clem Clarke
Located in Astoria, NY
John Clem Clarke (American, 1937-2021), Abstract Brush Stroke Composition, Serigraph in Colors on Paper, numbered edition "2/110" lower left and signed in pencil lower right, silver-...
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1970s Abstract John Clem Clarke Art
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John Clem Clarke-Bacchanal-HAND SIGNED
By John Clem Clarke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This limited edition print, titled Bacchanal, was created by the artist John Clem Clarke. Signed and numbered in pencil by Clarke, this print is part of the 1972 portfolio Radical Re...
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Materials
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Abstract with Subject 10 (House), Painting by John Clem Clarke
By John Clem Clarke
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Clem Clarke, American (1937 - )
Title: Abstract with Subject 10 (House)
Year: 1972
Medium: Acrylic and Spraypaint on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 70 x 40 in. (1...
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Materials
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Collage #1 (Mets), Large Painting by John Clem Clarke
By John Clem Clarke
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Clem Clarke, American (1937 - )
Title: Collage #1 (Mets)
Year: 1973
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed, titled and dated verso
Size: 78 in. x 49 in. (198.12 cm x 124.46 cm)
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1970s Conceptual John Clem Clarke Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
T-Series "After The Hunt" by Harnett, Photorealist Painting by John Clem Clarke
By John Clem Clarke
Located in Long Island City, NY
T-Series “After The Hunt” by Harnett
John Clem Clarke, American (1937–2021)
Date: 1983
Mixed Media on Canvas, titled and dated in marker on verso
Size: 72.5 x 55.5 in. (184.15 x 140....
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