George Clare, Early Autumnal Still Life With Grapes, Orchard Fruit & Basket flowers with the fruit decaying in

with the fruit decaying in places and the leaves curiously wilting

where he studied under William McTaggart

Her father died in 1836

and international exhibitions

George Clare, Early Autumnal Still Life With Grapes, Orchard Fruit & Basket flowers with the fruit decaying inThis delicate late 19th century oil painting by English artist George Clare (1835 1890) depicts a bounty of fruit, together with a wicker basket, nestled into a mossy bank. Clare's rich and luminous still lifes always remind one of a gentle walk in the English countryside. It's as if he's gathered this ripe selection, placed it in a basket, and sat down somewhere to rest awhile. Unlike some of his peers who were drawn to the abundant style of the