Sir George Clausen, RA RWS, British 1852-1944- View of haystacks in ...
Sir George Clausen, RA RWS,
British 1852-1944-
View of haystacks in a field;
pastel on buff paper, signed with initials and dated 'G.C 92' (lower right), 21.5 x 32.8 cm.
Provenance:
The Estate of John Byrne (1945-2025).
Note:
Clausen worked in the studio of Edwin Long (1829-1891), before travelling to Paris, where he studied at the Académie Julian, under William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) and Tony Robert-Fleury (1837-1911). He went on to become a founding member of the New English Art Club in 1886 and Master of the Art Workers' Guild in 1909, alongside his position at Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy.
Clausen often depicted the subject of haystacks in a field, with the present work recalling another which sold at Christie's, London, on 12 July 2012, lot 206 (£1,125).
Sir George Clausen, RA RWS,
British 1852-1944-
View of haystacks in a field;
pastel on buff paper, signed with initials and dated 'G.C 92' (lower right), 21.5 x 32.8 cm.
Provenance:
The Estate of John Byrne (1945-2025).
Note:
Clausen worked in the studio of Edwin Long (1829-1891), before travelling to Paris, where he studied at the Académie Julian, under William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) and Tony Robert-Fleury (1837-1911). He went on to become a founding member of the New English Art Club in 1886 and Master of the Art Workers' Guild in 1909, alongside his position at Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy.
Clausen often depicted the subject of haystacks in a field, with the present work recalling another which sold at Christie's, London, on 12 July 2012, lot 206 (£1,125).
