Edwardian Interior Scene by Clarence F. Underwood

This is an original gouache on artist’s paper painting by American artist and illustrator Clarence F. Underwood. An emotional family portrait, we see a group of solemn men and women seated opposite an older woman, all looking forlorn and sad. We have been unable to pinpoint the exact usage of this piece, but assume it was likely published as an interior illustration in a magazine.

This watercolor is housed behind glass in a vintage carved gold painted wood gesso frame. Signed by Underwood in the lower left corner.

About Clarence F. Underwood

Clarence Frederick Underwood (American, 1871–1929) was a successful “pretty girl” artist whose artwork graced many a Saturday Evening Post and Ladies’ World magazines, as well as novels (The Spoilers, The Flirt, The Port of Missing Men, The Incomplete Amorist). Underwood was also a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City in 1910 and was on staff of the New York Press.