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John Clem Clarke Figurative Paintings

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.
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Artist: John Clem Clarke
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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1970s Expressionist John Clem Clarke Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Collage #1 (Mets), Large Painting by John Clem Clarke
By John Clem Clarke
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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 Figurative Paintings

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