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Sir George Clausen BiographyEnglish Newlyn School painter and writerborn 1852 - died 1944 Master of: Thomas Derrick. |
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Master of: Art Workers' Guild (from 1909).
Member of: Art Workers' Guild; New English Art Club. CLAUSEN GEORGE (1852-1944), English painter, was born in London, the son of a decorative artist. Sir George Clausen attended the design classes at the South Kensington schools from 1867-1873 with great success.He then worked in the studio of Edwin Long, RA., and subsequently in Paris under Bouguereau and Robert-Fleury. He became one of the foremost modern artists of landscape paintings and of peasant life, influenced to a certain extent by the impressionists with whom he shared the view that light is the real subject of landscape art. |
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Sir George Clausen paintings excel in rendering the
appearance of things under flecking outdoor sunlight, or in the shady shelter of
a barn or stable. Sir George Clausen painting Girl
at the Gate was acquired for the nation by
the Chantrey Trustees and is now at the
National Gallery of British Art (Tate
Gallery). He was elected
associate of the Royal Academy in 1895, and
as professor of painting gave a memorable
series of lectures to the students of the
schools, published as Six Lectures on
Painting (1904) and Aims and Ideals in Art
(1906). |
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