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OCTOBER 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE
Lot 242:
Clarkson Stanfield (English, 1793 – 1867), oil on canvas painting "Dutch Boats in Harbor." Housed in an old carved wood frame with a metal plaque featuring the name of the artist and the title of the painting. Note: A Victorian painter who impacted several artistic fields and broadened the public’s perceptions of fine art, Clarkson Stanfield was a consummate professional. The fifth child of a mariner who became a theater performer, he had a father whose occupations became the path for Clarkson’s life work. A friendly associate of Joseph Mallord William Turner, Charles Dickens and notable artisans of his time, Stanfield was a highly regarded scene painter for the London theaters. His oils on canvas earned him patrons throughout society, including Queen Victoria, and he became a royal academician in 1832.
Dimensions: 46 x 35 in., (117 89.5 cm.)
Condition: On the original stretcher, the canvas has not been restored or altered.
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