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Paraskeva (Plistik) Clark

Paraskeva (Plistik) Clark (1898 - 1986) was active/lived in Ontario / Canada, Russian Federation.  Paraskeva Clark is known for Self portrait, still life and landscape painting-social issues, drawing.

Paraskeva Clark
In addition to her self-portraits, which portray her as a self-possessed, sometimes elegant, woman with a strong physical presence, it is Paraskeva Clark's political paintings and drawings that resonate the most powerfully for viewers who regard art as inextricably linked with social issues and lived experience.
 
Paraskeva Clark (née Plistik), painter (born 28 October 1898 in St. Petersburg, Russia; died 10 August 1986 in Toronto, ON). Paraskeva Clark experienced the Russian Revolution first hand. She lived in Paris for eight years, working at an interior design shop, becoming familiar with modern art and meeting artists such as Picasso.

Having married a Canadian accountant she met in Paris, Clark moved to Toronto in 1931. At first she rejected the landscapes of the Group of Seven, focusing instead on self-portraits and still lifes. She eventually began to paint landscapes in rural Ontario and Québec. Clark considered herself a socialist artist, a   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8692 characters.]  Artist bio

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