Thomas Flowerday-Clarke (1877-1953) - Oil An Early Morning in Spring, Coombe

Description

This charming landscape painting depicts a quaint rural scene, with a prominent white stone farmhouse nestled among rolling hills and verdant countryside. The artist's delicate brushwork captures the soft light and pastoral tranquillity, while the winding dirt track leads the viewer's eye to a farmer and his sheep. The painting has been well presented in a painted wooden frame with a decorative floral running pattern. Signed to the lower right with a City of London Art Exhibition label fixed verso. Inscribed 'Exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1933 No 651.' On canvas board.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age, including some light scratches and dirtying to the surface of the oil. Slight bowing noted to the canvas board. Stable cracking and rubbing noted to the framing edges. The overall condition of the artwork is good.

Size

48.5 x 69cm (19.1" x 27.2")
Framed Size: 59.5 x 79cm (23.4" x 31.1")

Artist Biography

Thomas Flowerday Clarke, FRSA (1877-1953) was born in Brixton, the son of Robert Clarke from Norfolk. Clarke studied at Heatherley's School of Art and Central School of Arts and Crafts. His career was spent at the Bank of England, from which he retired in 1952. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and at other art galleries in London and elsewhere. After the war he was a member of the Wapping Group of Artists and of the Langham Sketching Club. He was active in the Croydon Art Society, serving on its committee from the 1930s to the 1950s and was Joint Secretary sometime in the 1930s and Vice President in the year of his death. Clarke lived at 22 Blenheim Park Road, South Croydon, until his death on October 30, 1953.