Kate Freeman Clark Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1875 - d. 1957

See Artist Details

0 Lots

Sort By:

Categories

Auction Date

Seller

Seller Location

Price Range

to
  • Kate Freeman Clark (US/Mississippi, 1875-1957)
    Oct. 12, 2014

    Kate Freeman Clark (US/Mississippi, 1875-1957)

    Est: $40,000 - $70,000

    Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi, 1875-1957), "Summer Landscape", ca. 1909, oil on canvas, signed en verso "Freeman Clark", 26" x 30". Framed. Provenance: Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana; Kate Freeman Clark Gallery, Holly Springs, Mississippi. This work is to be sold for the benefit of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana. Kate Freeman Clark was one of the most successful students of the great American Impressionist William Merritt Chase with whom she studied at the Shinnecock Summer Art School on Long Island, New York. From 1904 to 1919, Clark exhibited widely under the name "Freeman Clark", intentionally disguising her gender for fear of unfair judgment. The work offered here, "Summer Landscape", is representative of the work exhibited during this period: the light-infused landscape with the loose brush strokes and dynamic composition. Although Clark's career spanned several decades, she retired from painting in 1924, settling into a quiet, respectable life in her hometown of Holly Springs, Mississippi, leaving her talents largely unrecognized until after her death.

    New Orleans Auction Galleries
  • Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi,
    Oct. 11, 2009

    Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi,

    Est: $14,000 - $18,000

    Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi, 1875-1957) "View of Farmers Working Near a Country Road, Shinnecock Hills", ca. 1895, oil on board, signed lower right "F. Clark", 35-1/2" x 44". Presented in its original molded and ribbed giltwood frame. Provenance: Descended in the family of the artist. Reference: Kathleen McClain Jenkins, "Summers of 96 - Shinnecock Revisited: The Inspiration of Kate Freeman Clark by William Merritt Chase", Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, Mississippi, 1996; Cynthia Grant Tucker, "Kate Freeman Clark: A Painter Rediscovered", University Press of Mississippi, 1981. Note: Kate Freeman Clark was the daughter of Edward Clark, an attorney in Vicksburg, and Cary Freeman Clark, a descendant of the politically prominent Walthall family of Holly Springs. After her father's death in 1885, Kate and her mother lived in the Walthall family home, known as the "Freeman Place". In 1891, Cary Freeman Clark enrolled her daughter in the Gardiner Institute, a finishing school for girls, in order to broaden Kate's educational prospects. Exploring the art section of the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago played a role in Kate's decision to pursue a career as an artist. She enrolled in the Arts Students League in New York where she studied under John H. Twachtman, attended watercolor classes taught by Irving Wiles and oil painting classes under William Merritt Chase, who would play an important role in her development as an artist. In 1896, for the first of six consecutive summers, Kate Freeman Clark attended Chase's outdoor painting classes at Shinnecock Hills, Long Island. The location was perfect for an outdoor art school where the focus was "plein-air" painting, a term made famous by the French Barbizon painters of the mid-19th century. Her works exhibited a little of Chase's influence but she soon developed into her own style of bold brush strokes while maintaining a solidity of form and a skillful subtle use of color and light. The Shinnecock years were her most productive and happiest as she was one of Chase's favorite students. At the turn of the century, Clark began submitting her work to important exhibitions using the name "Freeman Clark" in order to hide her gender. For a period of over twenty years Clark had many works accepted into prestigious shows, including The Corcoran Gallery, The Carnegie Institute, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The National Academy of Design, and The New York School of Art. William Merritt Chase's death in 1916 and the changing mode of art, introduced by the New York Armory Show of Cubist paintings in 1913, took the heart out of her career, and after losing her grandmother in 1919 and her mother's passing in 1922, Kate Freeman Clark decided to give up painting and return to the Walthall home in Mississippi. Ms. Clark bequeathed to the city of Holly Springs, Mississippi, her family home, her entire collection of paintings and funds to build a museum, known today as The Kate Freeman Clark Gallery. New Orleans Auction Galleries would like to thank Mrs. Bea Green of the Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery, Holly Springs, Mississippi for her assistance.

    New Orleans Auction Galleries
  • Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi,
    Oct. 11, 2009

    Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi,

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi, 1875-1957) "Young Lady in a White Bonnet Standing Before a Window", watercolor, signed lower right, sight 10-1/2" x 7-3/8". Glazed, matted and presented in a contemporary molded giltwood frame. Provenance: Acquired by the consignor at The Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery Gala, May 9, 1998.

    New Orleans Auction Galleries
  • Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi,
    Jun. 07, 2009

    Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi,

    Est: $25,000 - $40,000

    Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi, 1875-1957) "Tree by a Small Stream, Shinnecock Hills", ca. 1896, oil on canvas, signed lower right "Freeman Clark", with an oil sketch on the reverse of an autumnal landscape, 16-1/4" x 20-1/4". Presented in a beaded giltwood frame. Provenance: Kate Freeman Clark Gallery, Holly Springs, Mississippi; private collector, Holly Springs, Mississippi. Reference: Kathleen McClain Jenkins, "Summers of 96 - Shinnecock Revisited: The Inspiration of Kate Freeman Clark by William Merritt Chase", Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, Mississippi, 1996; Cynthia Grant Tucker, "Kate Freeman Clark: A Painter Rediscovered", University Press of Mississippi, 1981. Note: Kate Freeman Clark was the daughter of Vicksburg attorney and Cary Freeman Clark, a descendant of the politically prominent Walthall family of Holly Springs. After her father's death in 1885, Kate and her mother lived in the Walthall family home, known as the "Freeman Place". In 1891, Cary Freeman Clark enrolled her daughter in the Gardiner Institute, a finishing school for girls, in order to broaden Kate's educational prospects. Kate's exploration of the art section of the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago played a role in her decision to pursue a career as an artist. She enrolled in the Arts Students League in New York where she studied under John H. Twachtman, attended watercolor classes taught by Irving Wiles and was instructed in painting by William Merritt Chase. Chase would play an important role in her development as as an artist; in 1896, for the first of six consecutive summers, Kate Freeman Clark attended his outdoor painting classes at Shinnecock Hills, Long Island. The location was perfect for an outdoor art school where the focus was "plein-air" painting, a term made famous by the French Barbizon painters of the mid-19th century. Her works exhibited some of Chase's influence but she soon developed her own style of bold brush strokes while maintaining a solidity of form and a skillful subtle use of color and light. The Shinnecock years were her most productive and happiest as she was one of Chase's favorite students. At the turn of the century, Clark began submitting her work to important exhibitions using the name "Freeman Clark" in order to hide her gender. For a period of over twenty years Clark had many works accepted into prestigious shows, including The Corcoran Gallery, The Carnegie Institute, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The National Academy of Design and The New York School of Art. Her career was stunted by the death of William Merritt Chase in 1916 and the changing mode of art, as exemplified by the New York Armory Show of Cubist paintings in 1913. After the death of her grandmother in 1919 and her mother's in 1922, Kate Freeman Clark decided to give up painting and return to the Walthall home in Mississippi. Ms. Clark bequeathed to the city of Holly Springs, Mississippi, her family home, her entire collection of paintings and funds to build a museum, known today as The Kate Freeman Clark Gallery. It is important to note that Ms. Clark never sold any of her paintings. This is a rare opportunity to own a work by one of the few important female American Impressionist painters. New Orleans Auction Galleries would like to thank Mrs. Bea Green of the Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery, Holly Springs, Mississippi for her assistance.

    New Orleans Auction Galleries
  • KATE FREEMAN CLARK (1875-1957): MAY DAY IN CENTRAL PARK
    Mar. 27, 2009

    KATE FREEMAN CLARK (1875-1957): MAY DAY IN CENTRAL PARK

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    Oil on canvas, 40 x 47 in., signed lower right.

    STAIR
  • Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi,
    Oct. 11, 2008

    Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi,

    Est: $50,000 - $70,000

    Kate Freeman Clark (American/Mississippi, 1875-1957) "Cosmos", c. 1904-05, oil on canvas, signed "Freeman Clark" lower right, titled on label en verso from the 1905 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition, 26 in. x 30 in., in a period frame.

    Neal Auction Company
Lots Per Page:

Popular Artists

Devices

Get Invaluable on Your Phone

Download the app via text link to get instantly notified if you’re outbid and receive auction reminders so you never miss out!

Bid On-the-Go!

Download the Invaluable app and never miss an auction from your iOS or Android device.

App Store badgeGoogle Play badge
Invaluable Logo

As the world's leading online auction marketplace, thousands of auction houses use Invaluable to deepen relationships with millions of clients around the world. Stay connected to the things you love with curated items and auctions sent to your inbox.

You can unsubscribe at any time. View ourPrivacy Policy.

© 1986-2025 Invaluable, LLC. and participating auction houses. All Rights Reserved.

TermsSubscription AgreementPrivacy PolicyCopyrightGDPR InfoPrivacy ChoiceYour Privacy ChoicesSite Map