William Albert Clark Paintings
British, 1880-1963
As the Son of Albert Clark and Grandson James Clark, William Albert Clark comes from a background of acclaimed animal artists. Although William was actually registered as ‘Albert William’, he was formerly known by his middle name to avoid confusion with his father.
Learning from his predecessors, William Clark specialized in the painting of horses and sometimes painted them with their riders or with their carriage and driver. Similarly, he would often create portraits of prize cattle and dogs.
In a similar way to James Clark – William’s Grandad – dedicating “The Runaway Horse” to his son Albert, Albert Clark attributed a recreation of the same painting to William Albert Clark under the new title ‘Breaking Loose’.
To obtain commissions for his work, William Albert Clark was often required to travel and he stated on his card “Gentlemen waited upon in any part of the country”. To try and gain more work under the impression that William Clark was a member of the Royal Agricultural Society, aside from his usual signature of W. A. Clark, William would often add the letters RAS.to
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Artist: William Albert Clark
William Albert Clark, clumber spaniel, dog, oil painting.
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study of a seated clumber spaniel, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1929 lower
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William Clark was a London animal painter who was born in Islington on 3 January 1880. He was part of the Clark family of artists and was the son of Albert Clark (1843-1928), Grandson of James Clark (1812-1884) and brother of Frederick Clark (1869-1954). He was taught art from an early age by his father who influenced his style and subject matter.
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