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Clays, Paul Jean

Clays, Paul Jean
Clays, Paul Jean
Clays, Paul Jean
About the artist
Name
Clays, Paul Jean
Biography
Jean Paul Clays was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1819. Since childhood Clays took great Interest in the sea and often sketched drawings of the coast and boats seen on the shores of Ostende during childhood holidays. Throughout his life clays painted coastal scenes from journeys he took himself as a sailor when he financially fell on hard times. Clays artwork is known for its sincere and truful qualities, depicting the coast without an idealised version of life at sea.
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