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Sir George Clausen

Sir George Clausen

British, 1852–1944

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Painting

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

17

Works in Collection

74

Assets Indexed

1

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70%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ3760466

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Source Registry (1)

Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/41783
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About

Why this artist matters now

George Clausen was a British painter and printmaker whose rural landscapes and agricultural scenes conveyed a spare, honest naturalism grounded in careful observation of light and labour. Working across oil, watercolour, etching, mezzotint, and drypoint, he developed a distinctive graphic vocabulary that moved between atmospheric subtlety and bold tonal contrasts. His work emerged during the late nineteenth century, when industrial expansion was reshaping the English countryside. He was knighted in 1927.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 13d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (17)

My Back Garden

1940 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 508 x 610 mm frame: 671 x 770 x 83 mm

A Dancer

1929 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 457 x 356 mm

The Road, Winter Morning

The Road, Winter Morning

1923 · oil paint

support: 508 x 610 mm frame: 625 x 725 x 55 mm

Making Guns: Lifting an Inner Tube

Making Guns: Lifting an Inner Tube

1917 · Lithograph on paper

image: 460 x 346 mm

Reconstruction of Belgium

Reconstruction of Belgium

1917 · Lithograph on paper

image: 680 x 435 mm

Making Guns: The Radial Crane

Making Guns: The Radial Crane

1917 · Lithograph on paper

image: 357 x 457 mm

Making Guns: The Great Hammer

Making Guns: The Great Hammer

1917 · Lithograph on paper

image: 347 x 455 mm

Making Guns: The Furnace

Making Guns: The Furnace

1917 · Lithograph on paper

image: 460 x 347 mm

Making Guns: Turning a Big Gun

Making Guns: Turning a Big Gun

1917 · Lithograph on paper

image: 385 x 510 mm

Making Guns: Where the Guns are Made

Making Guns: Where the Guns are Made

1917 · Lithograph on paper

image: 352 x 457 mm

The Gleaners Returning

The Gleaners Returning

1908 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 838 x 660 mm frame: 1045 x 8066 x 103 mm

A Frosty March Morning

A Frosty March Morning

1904 · oil paint

support: 635 x 762 mm frame: 774 x 901 x 68 mm

Gleaners Coming Home

Gleaners Coming Home

1904 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 927 x 1226 mm

The Farmer’s Boy

The Farmer’s Boy

1895 · oil paint

support: 755 x 548 x 24 mm frame: 759 x 554 mm

Brown Eyes

1891 · oil paint

support: 559 x 413 mm frame: 850 x 700 x 120 mm

The Girl at the Gate

The Girl at the Gate

1889 · oil paint

support: 1714 x 1384 mm frame: 2200 x 1870 x 215 mm

Winter Work

1883 · oil paint

support: 775 x 921 mm frame: 1075 x 1212 x 115 mm

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Artwork sources (3)

17 published of 36 catalogued · 36 with image

Tate
17 published17 img
+ 2 more sources · 19 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

40 entries · 2 sources

The Girl at the Gate
1889 · Tate · 6 prov
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The Road, Winter Morning
1923 · Tate · 6 prov
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A Frosty March Morning
1904 · Tate · 6 prov
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Brown Eyes
1891 · Tate · 6 prov
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Winter Work
1883 · Tate · 6 prov
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The Farmer’s Boy
1895 · Tate · 6 prov
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Making Guns: The Furnace
1917 · Tate · 1 prov
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Making Guns: Where the Guns are Made
1917 · Tate · 1 prov
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Making Guns: Turning a Big Gun
1917 · Tate · 1 prov
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Gleaners Coming Home
1904 · Tate · 1 prov
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Record

Images

38 assets

George Clausen The Morning Walk

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Sir george clausen ra rws the plough2024 CKS 22681 0050 000(121647)

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Soulèvement d'un tube intérieur, PPG1829

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Tournage d'une grosse pièce, PPG1827

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TheFurnaceGeorgeClausen

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The Barn Sir George Clausen ABDAG005761

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Rickyard Sir George Clausen ABDAG002713

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The Barn Sir George Clausen ABDAG005761

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Relationships

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Art Institute of Chicago Tate

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Representation & Collections

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Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

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