Octavius T Clark 1850-1921 "near Godalming" Rural River Landscape HAS A TEAR
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 2 Days
- Brand : Octavia Clark
- ID# : 219711734
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 31
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : THEPOSTCARDSHOP (+29)
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- Start : Tue 18 Mar 2025 21:38:15 (BST)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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Octavius T Clark Untouched / Unrestored CURRENTLY DISTRESSED Rural River Landscape verso "near Godalming" on (British 1850-1921) needs cleaning Restoration and framing and is "fresh to the market" . As you can see the painting is DAMAGED - looking at the back it it is obvious that the original damage happened many many years ago and it was repaired also many many years ago.
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PLEASE NOTE I ACQUIRED A PAIR OF OCTAVIUS T CLARK'S RIVER LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTINGS. BOTH ARE OF KNOWN (see the back) BUT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN SURREY. THE LOCATIONS ARE A MERE 34 MILES APART. OCTAVIUS OFTEN SOLD HIS PAINTINGS IN PAIRS . BOTH PAINTINGS HAVE THE SAME DIMENSIONS. QUITE OFTEN THE ACTUAL LOCATIONS ARE NEARBY as in this case. (The painting offered elsewhere is stated as being near Richmond)
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For sale here we have :-
Octavius Thomas Clark (British 1850-1921) Rural River Landscape verso " ????????? near Godalming" Possibly the river Wey is mentioned ?? . I have taken a few photos in order to try and determine the river. This distressed oil painting needs cleaning and sympathetic Restoration
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'Octavius Thomas Clark' (1850-1921) A SUPERB ANTIQUE RIVER LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING
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The attention to detail throughout the painting is truly magnificent and the painting appears to show something different each time it is viewed. Today I noticed the smoke coming out of a distant house to the right of the church.
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This highly interesting painting which would benefit from further local research. Contact with members of the local Godalming Local History Society would naturally be a good starting point.
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Moreover now we have established that Clark painted near both Godalming and Richmond upon Thames the local sleuth can try and positively identify other currently unknown river scenes in other collections. In my research of this (and the other Octavius T Clark work near Richmond) I have notice some likely "Surrey area" suspects.
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This painting is looking for an appreciative local owner or even Institution who is prepared to have it restored in time to benefit from being professionally re-lined, re-cleaned
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Octavius T. Clark was a British painter who was born in 1850.
Octavius T. Clark's work has been offered at auction multiple times,
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In both paintings (offered for sale on this site) Clark has refrained from adding people - here he allows a pair of swans and a castellated church plus a couple of partly hidden dwellings
In both paintings he concentrates on his love of painting trees for which he excels.
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Artist Biography
O.T. CLARK Octavius Thomas Clark
BRITISH ARTIST
Born in Hoxton, New Town (just north of London, England) December 21,1850. His father was a painter as were two of his older brothers. At age 24 he married his wife Ellen (December 1874.) The 1881 census report describes him as a painter living in Islington, not far from Hoxton. Mr Clark and his wife had 13 children. His youngest son Stanley (born in 1887) also worked as an artist. Octavius T Clark lived in or around east London between 1887 to the time of his death in 1921, Romford in Essex.
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the website ... otclark.blogspot.com is well worth a visit
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oil on canvas
16 inches h x 24 inches w (41 x 61 cm)
Signed to lower left 'OT Clark'. Note the other painting is signed to the lower right ampliying the idea that they were meant to be a pair ?
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Octavia Clark's love of trees may possibly been influenced by David Bates (1840-1921) both of the above artists were influenced by Benjamin Williams Leader,
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Condition Report
The "currently" distressed painting is well over one hundred years old and has obviously along with the other oil painting both have been "dormant" and neglected for many many years .
The remains of the previous repair are visible to verso.
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SORRY I WILL NOT SEND THE PAINTING ABROARD. UK ONLY
Scan Reference Number 64/8/9/23/64 P2952
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PLEASE NOTE I ACQUIRED A PAIR OF OCTAVIUS T CLARK'S RIVER LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTINGS. BOTH ARE OF KNOWN (see the back) BUT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN SURREY. THE LOCATIONS ARE A MERE 34 MILES APART. OCTAVIUS OFTEN SOLD HIS PAINTINGS IN PAIRS . BOTH PAINTINGS HAVE THE SAME DIMENSIONS. QUITE OFTEN THE ACTUAL LOCATIONS ARE NEARBY as in this case. (The painting offered elsewhere is stated as being near Richmond)
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For sale here we have :-
Octavius Thomas Clark (British 1850-1921) Rural River Landscape verso " ????????? near Godalming" Possibly the river Wey is mentioned ?? . I have taken a few photos in order to try and determine the river. This distressed oil painting needs cleaning and sympathetic Restoration
~~~~~~
'Octavius Thomas Clark' (1850-1921) A SUPERB ANTIQUE RIVER LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The attention to detail throughout the painting is truly magnificent and the painting appears to show something different each time it is viewed. Today I noticed the smoke coming out of a distant house to the right of the church.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This highly interesting painting which would benefit from further local research. Contact with members of the local Godalming Local History Society would naturally be a good starting point.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Moreover now we have established that Clark painted near both Godalming and Richmond upon Thames the local sleuth can try and positively identify other currently unknown river scenes in other collections. In my research of this (and the other Octavius T Clark work near Richmond) I have notice some likely "Surrey area" suspects.
~~~~~~~~~~
This painting is looking for an appreciative local owner or even Institution who is prepared to have it restored in time to benefit from being professionally re-lined, re-cleaned
~~~~~~~~
Octavius T. Clark was a British painter who was born in 1850.
Octavius T. Clark's work has been offered at auction multiple times,
~~~~~~~~~
In both paintings (offered for sale on this site) Clark has refrained from adding people - here he allows a pair of swans and a castellated church plus a couple of partly hidden dwellings
In both paintings he concentrates on his love of painting trees for which he excels.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Artist Biography
O.T. CLARK Octavius Thomas Clark
BRITISH ARTIST
Born in Hoxton, New Town (just north of London, England) December 21,1850. His father was a painter as were two of his older brothers. At age 24 he married his wife Ellen (December 1874.) The 1881 census report describes him as a painter living in Islington, not far from Hoxton. Mr Clark and his wife had 13 children. His youngest son Stanley (born in 1887) also worked as an artist. Octavius T Clark lived in or around east London between 1887 to the time of his death in 1921, Romford in Essex.
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the website ... otclark.blogspot.com is well worth a visit
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oil on canvas
16 inches h x 24 inches w (41 x 61 cm)
Signed to lower left 'OT Clark'. Note the other painting is signed to the lower right ampliying the idea that they were meant to be a pair ?
~~~~~~~~~~~
Octavia Clark's love of trees may possibly been influenced by David Bates (1840-1921) both of the above artists were influenced by Benjamin Williams Leader,
~~~~~~~~~~
Condition Report
The "currently" distressed painting is well over one hundred years old and has obviously along with the other oil painting both have been "dormant" and neglected for many many years .
The remains of the previous repair are visible to verso.
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SORRY I WILL NOT SEND THE PAINTING ABROARD. UK ONLY
Scan Reference Number 64/8/9/23/64 P2952
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 219711734 |
| Start Time | Tue 18 Mar 2025 21:38:15 (BST) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 31 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
| Date of Creation | Antique (Pre-1900) |
| Listed By | Dealer or Reseller |
| Medium | Oil |
| Original/ Repro | Original |
| Style | Traditional |
| Subject | Landscape |
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