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Clarence Gardens

Like his contemporaries, Gilman’s work was influenced by the developments in French art at the turn of the century. He developed a bright palette, working from sketches with a deliberate and careful handling of paint. Clarence Gardens dates from Gilman’s period as a member of the Camden Town Group. Like Walter Sickert (1860-1926), the central figure within the group, Gilman aimed to capture the colours and urban poetry of North London in everyday scenes, representative of the age. After the influential Post-Impressionist exhibitions in London of 1910 and 1912, and a visit to Paris, Gilman’s painting started to show a strong influence of Van Gogh (1853-90) in its use of bright colours and application of thick paint.