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Large 1946 English Rowing Coxless Fours Henley John Cosmo CLARK (1897-1967)
Large circa 1946 scene of coxless fours after racing at Henley-On-Thames, oil on canvas by John Cosmo Clark. Excellent quality and condition work by Clark a London painter who produced a small series of rowing scenes at Henley during the summer of 1946.
Measurements: 36" x 28" framed approx
Provenance: Private UK collection accompanied a series of other signed works by Clark purchased direct from the artist and passed down through descent.
Literature: Peter Langan: A Life In Art
John Cosmo Clark was the son of the history painter James Clark. He studied at Goldsmith's College of Art from 1914 to 1918, at the Académie Julian in Paris in 1918 and 1919 and finally at the Royal Academy Schools until 1921. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy in London and the New English Art Club, of which he was a member. He also exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris in 1923. He served as Director of the Rural Industries Bureau from 1942 to 1963 and was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1958.
Clark fought in both World Wars and was awarded the Military Crross.
Museum and Gallery Holdings
Bristol (Royal West of England Academy): On the Beach, Dieppe (1950s, oil)
London (Imperial War Mus.): Women Required for Motor Driving and Telephonist Duties (lithograph, poster
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