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STARK, JAMES (1794-1859) , British painter, was born in Norwich , and as he showed strong artistic inclinations early in life
Norwich Society, to the exhibitions of which he had already contributed; but in 1817 he migrated to London and entered the Royal Academy Schools. He soon returned to Norwich and did not finally settle in the metropolis until 1830, though he was meanwhile a regular
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Academy , though he still continued to exhibit occasionally in other galleries. He undertook in 1827 the publication of a work
prepared for it have much topographical and artistic interest
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influence of Crome is plainly perceptible, and there is evidence also of his study of the Dutch landscape-painters; but he had little of Crome's largeness and power and his works charm rather by their gentle truth and quietness of manner than by their robustness of view or by their decisiveness of execution. There is one picture by him, " The Valley of the Yare," in the National Gallery of British Art.End of Article: STARK, JAMES (1794-1859) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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