Joseph Clark Paintings
British, 1834-1926
Joseph Clark was born near Dorchester, Dorset. He studied painting in London under J. M. Leigh, who was himself the only pupil of William Etty, RA, the celebrated painter of classical and historical subjects. Clarke specialized in depicting domestic genre subjects of a tender nature which generally featured children and he also painted a small number of biblical subjects. In 1857 at the age of 23, he exhibited his first painting at the Royal Academy and he continued to exhibit there for all but two of the subsequent 47 years. Many Victorian painters sought to demonstrate their social conscience through emphasizing in their paintings the importance of family life and Clarke was no exception. While avoiding the overly sentimental style of some of his contemporaries, he frequently chose subjects which sought to remind people of their good fortune in having a caring family at a time when many children grew up as orphans in workhouses. Clarke enjoyed considerable success with his paintings, maintaining both a London house and a home in the country for much of his life. In 1876, he was awarded a medal in Philadelphia for his paintings The Sick Child and The Nest. The Chantrey Bequest purchased two of his paintings, Early Promise in 1877 and A Mother's Darling in 1885.
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Artist: Joseph Clark
19th Century genre oil painting of of three children with a bowl of cherries
By Joseph Clark
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Joseph Clark ROI
British, (1834-1926)
A Bowl of Cherries
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1897
Image size: 17.25 inches x 22.25 inches
Size including frame: 26.25 inches x 31.25 inches...
Category
19th Century Victorian Joseph Clark Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Portrait of Children at Play - British Victorian Genre art oil painting interior
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This lovely British Victorian genre oil painting is by noted artist Joseph Clark. Painted in 1881 it is a charming composition of three young children playing with a doll on the floor of a cottage by the hearth. Historically it has been entitled Children at Play but also known as Playing Doctors according to the literature. There is lovely colouring and detail. A very sweet British Victorian genre oil painting by a much collected artist.
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Provenance. Joseph Clark ; A Popular Victorian Artist and his Work by Eric Galvin. Plate 23. Children at Play (1881) Page 132f.
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19th Century genre oil painting of a woman peeling apples with her daughters
By Joseph Clark
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
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British, (1834-1926)
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Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1873
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A lovely genre painting of a woman peeling apples with her two young daughters by Joseph Clark. The eldest daughter is shown standing next to her mother in the kitchen, whilst the younger child plays on the floor.
Joseph Clark was born on 4th of July 1834 at Cerne Abbas, Dorset. He was the son of William Henry Clark, a draper and his wife Susanna (née Shepherd). After the death of his father, his mother encouraged her son to move to London to study at the Leigh’s Academy, (now Heatherley School of Fine Art) which was set up by James Matthews Leigh in 1848. He later continued his artistic education by enrolling at the Royal Academy School and began specialising in genre scenes.
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Canvas, Oil
H 30.25 in W 26.25 in D 3.25 in
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