Clausen was the son of a decorative artist of Danish descent. From 1867 to 1873, he attended design classes at South Kensington Schools (known today as the Royal College of Art), and subsequently studied in Paris under William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). He was influenced by French plein-air painting – the practice of painting outdoors – and began to paint the rural field workers around his Hertfordshire home during the 188os. The Stone Pickers was purchased in 1907 from Artists of the Northern Counties, a selling exhibition held annually at the Laing from 1905 until 1935. Clausen was an official artist during the First World War and a founding member of the New English Art Club in 1886.

Provenance: Purchased from J. Staats Forbes, 1907

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Sir George Clausen (1852-1944)
Date: 1887

Image Details
Date: 6 March 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/44s
ISO: 500
Licensing: Image of a North East Museums asset. This image cannot be licensed.