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Joseph Clark19th Century genre oil painting of a family outside a cottage1881
1881
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£9,300
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About the Item
Joseph Clark ROI
British, (1834-1926)
Goodnight Father
Oil on canvas, signed
dated 1881
Image size: 31.5 inches x 20.5 inches
Size including frame: 39.25 inches x 28.25 inches
Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1881, no. 121; Paris Universal, 1889, no. 22.
Provenance: Mr J Fielden Esq, purchased from the artist in 1881; Lempertz, Cologne, Germany, 19 November 2005, lot 1374; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 12 November 2019, lot 35.
A wonderful genre painting of a family outside a cottage by Joseph Clark. A young girl in a white nightdress holding a doll, can be seen giving her father a kiss goodnight as he sits by the doorstep of a house. Behind them, the girl’s mother is shown leaning against a rose draped doorway with a sleeping baby nestled in her arms.
Research has discovered that this painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1881, no. 121 under the title ‘Goodnight Father’. It was purchased from the exhibition by Mr J Fielden Esq who later loaned the painting to the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1889, where it was shown within the British Fine Art Section. Clark also produced a watercolour version of ‘Goodnight Father’ which was exhibited at the Dudley Gallery in 1882. A detailed description of the watercolour appeared in the Evening News on Thursday 9 March, 1882, which matches this oil painting in every single aspect.
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.
He made his debut at the Royal Academy in 1857 with ‘The Sick Child’, continuing to exhibit there throughout his life. He also exhibited at the British Institution, Royal Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street, Royal Institute of Oil Painters and New Watercolour Society, as well provincial galleries. By 1861, Clark had become an established artist and kept a house in Islington and Dorset. He married Annie Jones in 1868 and the couple later moved to Hampstead to accommodate his growing family.
In 1875, he was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and also became a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. In addition to becoming a highly sought after artist at home, he achieved success abroad winning a medal and award at Philadelphia in 1876 for two paintings that he had sent over for an exhibition. Many of his works are of domestic interiors usually including children and he often used members of his family as models. By 1901, Clark had moved to Harrow-on-the-Hill living at Wendover, Pinner Road. In his later years he relocated to the Kent coast to Ramsgate where he moved to 95 Hereson Road. He died at Ramsgate in 1925 on his birthday, aged 92.
Examples of his work can be found in public collections including the Laing Art Gallery, Maidstone Museum, Newport Museum, Sheffield Museum, Sunderland Museum, Tate and the V&A.
Presentation: The painting is housed in a new, English made gilt frame which is in excellent condition.
Condition: As with all of our original antique oil paintings, this work is offered in ready to hang gallery condition, having been professionally cleaned, restored and revarnished.
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- Creator:Joseph Clark (1834 - 1926, British)
- Creation Year:1881
- Dimensions:Height: 39.25 in (99.7 cm)Width: 28.25 in (71.76 cm)Depth: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Nr Broadway, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU156217397612
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