Oliver Clare [1853-1927]
England
Still-life with peach, plum, grapes and berries on a leaf, 1895
Oil on canvas
7 x 10 inches [unframed] ; 14-1/2 x 17-1/2 inches [framed]
Signed at lower right : ‘OLIVER CLARE’.

CONDITION:
Excellent condition.

DESCRIPTION:
Oliver Clare [1853-1927] was an English still-life painter from a family of painters whom specialized in still-life and floral subjects. Born in 1853, he was the son of still-life artist George Clare [1835-1900], of which his work closely resembles.

Oliver Clare was commissioned by a Birmingham firm “Health Food Stores” to paint still-lives to be reproduced on postcards and posters.

PROVENANCE:
2021 ( David Smernoff, New Haven, CT & New York, NY ) ;
after 1895 Private collection of [unknown] ;
1895 Oliver Clare [1853-1927], the artist .

EXHIBITION:
[none] ;