Clark McDougall was born in St. Thomas, Ontario and lived and died in the house where he was born at 56 Inkerman Street.[1] When he was 16, he left school, having decided to become an artist. He began by painting watercolour in nearby North Yarmouth. He was self-taught from library books and learned from artists such as the watercolourist in his hometown, William St. Thomas Smith, and Charles Burchfield, whom he visited in Buffalo, New York and who urged him to avoid art school since it would damage what he had as an artist.
In 1950, he traveled to Montreal and Quebec City where he first saw the paintings of Henri Matisse.[2] By 1952-1953, Clark was using ingredients of Fauvism in his work, such as its attention to bright colour.[1][2] In 1954, McDougall met Clement Greenberg, at a symposium at the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo and Greenberg discussed McDougall's work with him.[1]
A heart attack in 1957 forced McDougall to paint from photographs in his studio. His painting style changed and the use of outlining became important to the design of his work, leading him to develop his black enamel style in 1962.[1][2] The black outline served as an understructure, uniting his work and emphasizing various parts.[3]
In 1943, he had his first exhibition at Mellors Fine Art Gallery in Toronto. In 1945, he had an exhibition in New York, reviewed in ARTnews, which travelled to Buffalo and St. Thomas. His first exhibition of black enamel paintings was in 1968 at the 20/20 Gallery, London. In 1976, the Volunteer Committee at the London Regional Art Gallery (today Museum London) commissioned a painting, Site, to commemorate the building of the new gallery (now this work and the sketch in black-and-white are both in the collection of Museum London which has over 20 works by the artist).[4] In 1977, the Vancouver Art Gallery organized an exhibition titled Clark McDougall: Paintings since 1953.[1]
In 1987, the London Regional Art Gallery mounted a posthumous travelling retrospective of McDougall titled John Street is a one-way Street: Clark McDougall Retrospective, curated by Paddy O`Brien. In 2011, the McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario organized the exhibition Fugitive Light: Clark McDougall’s Destination Places, co-curated by Anna Hudson and Catherine Elliot Shaw. His paintings are in public collections such as the Art Gallery of Ontario, Vancouver Art Gallery, Museum London, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, the University of Western Ontario, and the Canada Council Art Bank. His commissions included a series of murals for the entrance lobby of the Central Elgin Collegiate Institute, St. Thomas by the Elgin County Board of Education (1954) and 14 Stations of the Cross for Holy Angels Church, St. Thomas.[1] Michael Gibson Gallery in London, Ontario represents his estate.
Clark McDougall died of a brain tumor in 1980 at the age of 59.
Record Sale Prices
McDougall's Release of the Thistledown, sold at Toronto-based Waddington's Auction for $24,125 in 2015. It had been estimated at $2,000-3,000.[5]
References
^ abcdefHudson, Anna (2011). Fugitive light: Clark McDougall's destination places. London, Ontario: McIntosh Gallery. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ abc"Clark McDougall: The Relentless Pursuit". www.gibsongallery.com. St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
^"Collection". collection.museumlondon.ca. Museum London, London, Ontario. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^"Mcdougall painting fetches record-price". St. Thomas Times Journal. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
August 22, 2023
clark, mcdougall, november, 1921, august, 1980, canadian, painter, known, black, enamel, style, bornclark, holmes, mcdougall, 1921, november, 1921st, thomas, ontariodiedaugust, 1980, 1980, aged, thomas, ontarioeducationself, taughtspousemuriel, enid, tidy, 194. Clark McDougall November 21 1921 August 17 1980 was a Canadian painter known for his black enamel style Clark McDougallBornClark Holmes McDougall 1921 11 21 November 21 1921St Thomas OntarioDiedAugust 17 1980 1980 08 17 aged 58 St Thomas OntarioEducationself taughtSpouseMuriel Enid Tidy m 1945 d 1945 Career EditClark McDougall was born in St Thomas Ontario and lived and died in the house where he was born at 56 Inkerman Street 1 When he was 16 he left school having decided to become an artist He began by painting watercolour in nearby North Yarmouth He was self taught from library books and learned from artists such as the watercolourist in his hometown William St Thomas Smith and Charles Burchfield whom he visited in Buffalo New York and who urged him to avoid art school since it would damage what he had as an artist In 1950 he traveled to Montreal and Quebec City where he first saw the paintings of Henri Matisse 2 By 1952 1953 Clark was using ingredients of Fauvism in his work such as its attention to bright colour 1 2 In 1954 McDougall met Clement Greenberg at a symposium at the Albright Knox Gallery in Buffalo and Greenberg discussed McDougall s work with him 1 A heart attack in 1957 forced McDougall to paint from photographs in his studio His painting style changed and the use of outlining became important to the design of his work leading him to develop his black enamel style in 1962 1 2 The black outline served as an understructure uniting his work and emphasizing various parts 3 In 1943 he had his first exhibition at Mellors Fine Art Gallery in Toronto In 1945 he had an exhibition in New York reviewed in ARTnews which travelled to Buffalo and St Thomas His first exhibition of black enamel paintings was in 1968 at the 20 20 Gallery London In 1976 the Volunteer Committee at the London Regional Art Gallery today Museum London commissioned a painting Site to commemorate the building of the new gallery now this work and the sketch in black and white are both in the collection of Museum London which has over 20 works by the artist 4 In 1977 the Vancouver Art Gallery organized an exhibition titled Clark McDougall Paintings since 1953 1 In 1987 the London Regional Art Gallery mounted a posthumous travelling retrospective of McDougall titled John Street is a one way Street Clark McDougall Retrospective curated by Paddy O Brien In 2011 the McIntosh Gallery University of Western Ontario organized the exhibition Fugitive Light Clark McDougall s Destination Places co curated by Anna Hudson and Catherine Elliot Shaw His paintings are in public collections such as the Art Gallery of Ontario Vancouver Art Gallery Museum London the Robert McLaughlin Gallery the University of Western Ontario and the Canada Council Art Bank His commissions included a series of murals for the entrance lobby of the Central Elgin Collegiate Institute St Thomas by the Elgin County Board of Education 1954 and 14 Stations of the Cross for Holy Angels Church St Thomas 1 Michael Gibson Gallery in London Ontario represents his estate Clark McDougall died of a brain tumor in 1980 at the age of 59 Record Sale Prices EditMcDougall s Release of the Thistledown sold at Toronto based Waddington s Auction for 24 125 in 2015 It had been estimated at 2 000 3 000 5 References Edit a b c d e f Hudson Anna 2011 Fugitive light Clark McDougall s destination places London Ontario McIntosh Gallery Retrieved 31 December 2021 a b c Clark McDougall The Relentless Pursuit www gibsongallery com St Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre Retrieved 31 December 2021 A Dictionary of Canadian Artists volumes 1 8 by Colin S MacDonald and volume 9 online only by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada Musee des beaux arts du Canada Collection collection museumlondon ca Museum London London Ontario Retrieved 1 January 2022 Mcdougall painting fetches record price St Thomas Times Journal 19 March 2015 Retrieved 31 December 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clark McDougall amp oldid 1168512035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
