Sketch for an oil painting 'Familiarity breeds Contempt'
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Sketch for an oil painting 'Familiarity breeds Contempt' is a 1850 watercolor by Joseph Clark, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Joseph Clark painted this watercolor as a warm-up for his oil painting *Familiarity breeds Contempt*. It shows a scene from everyday life with kids. He often used his own family and pets as models. The watercolor helped him plan the colors and mood before switching to oils. Check out more childhood scenes by Clark at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolour sketch by Joseph Clark depicts a mother and her young daughter in a cottage kitchen, observing a hen that is chasing away an inquisitive kitten. The work serves as a preparatory study for Clark’s oil painting titled *Familiarity breeds Contempt*, part of his series featuring children and family life. As with his practice, Clark used members of his household as models for the figures and animals in the scene.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Joseph Clark painted small, delicate watercolors in the 1800s. His works include *A Young Girl Seated* (maybe his daughter “Poppie” at age 100 in 1926) and a sketch for *Private and Confidential*, both in soft washes.…
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