“It is a matter of considerable sadness that Clark Hulings did not live to see the exhibition Clark Hulings: An American Master opens at New York City’s Forbes Galleries on March 22… We should be comforted to know he was delighted that a new audience will soon discover some of his finest works at a handsome venue …
With Clark Hulings’ death… one of the great American realists left us. His scenes, just as likely to take place in front of Chelsea brownstones as on Mexican backstreets, depict characters going about their business. But the attention and accuracy with which he painted the aloof, busy workers gives their gestures more than just documentary appeal.
“While best known for his realist fine art paintings, Clark Hulings first made a name for himself as an illustrator in the paperback markets of the 1950s. Born in Florida and raised in Westfield, New Jersey, Clark Hulings lived in Spain, New York, Louisiana, and throughout Europe before settling in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in …
“In addition to receiving a degree in physics from Haverford College in 1944, and an appointment to work on the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, Clark Hulings studied art with George Bridgeman (whose books on anatomy are among my favorites) and influential teacher Frank Reilly at the Art Student’s League in New York. Health issues prevented Hulings …
“Clark Hulings’ paintings are masterful works, highly sought by collectors worldwide. While his career path has led to greatness, it’s interesting to note that early on he worked as a commercial artist and slowly made his way into a career as a fine artist – or what Clark calls ‘an easel painter’…”
