George Clare (painter)

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George Clare (born 1835 ; died 1890 in Barnet, Herfortshire ) was a British painter.

Life

George Clare was a well-known still life painter from the 1860s. He had three sons, of whom Oliver Clare (1853-1927) and Vincent Clare (1855-1925) followed in their father's footsteps and also painted still lifes.

Clare had a studio in Birmingham and later worked in Barnet. Clare was under the influence of William Henry Hunt . He painted small-format, detailed flower and fruit still lifes, often with bird nests. He exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1864, 1867, and 1868 , the British Institution in its final years, and the Royal Society of British Artists .

  • photos
  • George Clare - Still Life of Flowers, Bird's Nest and Basket (14667930757) .jpg
  • Plums and greengages .jpg
  • George Clare - Basket of Primula Flowers & a Bird's Nest (14712676929) .jpg
  • George Clare - Flowers and Bird's Nest on a Mossy Bank (14874174185) .jpg

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kristiane Frank: Clare, Oliver . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 19, Saur, Munich a. a. 1998, ISBN 3-598-22759-0 , p. 371.
  2. ↑ Oliver Clare , website
  3. ↑ Kristiane Frank: Clare, Vincent . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 19, Saur, Munich a. a. 1998, ISBN 3-598-22759-0 , p. 372.
personal data
SURNAME Clare, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1835
DATE OF DEATH 1890
Place of death Barnet