Artist

Ralph Cleaver

Ralph Cleaver is an Impressionism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

We don’t know much about Ralph Cleaver, no birth date, no biography, just a name and a few drawings from the late 1800s. He worked quietly, likely as an amateur, leaving behind only pencil sketches with no titles and little trace. What sticks is how ordinary his scenes feel: a folded newspaper, a hat on a chair, moments most artists wouldn’t bother with.

That’s why he fits in Gallery Tiles. Tap on Untitled (1898) and you’ll find poetry in the plain, a snapshot of daily life over a century ago, drawn simply because it was there.

Works by Ralph Cleaver

Collections represented

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.