ARTIST: Thomas Le Clear (New York, New Jersey, 1818 - 1882)
TITLE: Portrait of Woman
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Some paint losses along edges. Few small scratches by the upper edge. Minor craquelure. Some inpaintings along edges.
ART SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available)
SIGNATURE: lower left
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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BIOGRAPHY:
Born in Oswego, New York, Thomas LeClear was a genre and portrait painter who had studios in New York City and in Buffalo, New York. Considered one of the major artists of Buffalo's first golden age in the mid 1800s, LeClear is nationally recognized for his portraits of children.LeClear was mainly self-taught, but did receive some training in New York City. He began his career in Buffalo, London, and Canada, first painting portraits in Oswego, New York, in 1844, and then in New York City from 1845 until 1847. He settled in Buffalo, where he received a commission to paint decorative panels for a steamboat, and soon found himself part of the artistic nucleus that was forming in that city.