James Clarke Waite b. 1832

Also known as:
  • James Waite
  • J. W.
  • Artist (Draughtsman), (Painter)
Waite's oil paintings now sell for respectable prices, his notoriety in large part due to his being a contemporary of the Boer War. His work provides historical insight into the climate of the time, particularly as he worked commercially as an illustrator.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1996
Name
James Clarke Waite
Also known as:
  • James Waite
  • J. W.
Birth date
1832
Death date
1921
Death place
None
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • c.1901
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

painter and illustrator. His (very English) oil on canvas, Midday Snooze n.d., was auctioned by Christie’s on 14-15 August 1994, lot 211 (ill.), while the equally European oil on canvas, The Fortune Teller , was offered at Sotheby’s Melbourne on 9 May 2003 (lot 167, 74 × 61 cm, ill., est. $12,000-$16,000). A signed oil on board of two dogs fighting, Love and Strife , was attributed to him when offered at Sotheby’s Fine Australian and European Paintings , Melbourne, 28-29 April 1998, lot 294. He probably illustrated two postcards issued in Colmar, Alsace, in 1901 in aid of the Boers [sic], one showing a nurse comforting a Boer soldier signed 'James Waite’ and the other a nurse paying homage to Louis Botha signed with a 'JW’ monogram.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007
Love and Strife
The Fortune Teller
Midday Snooze
Citations:
  • Greenwall, Ryno, (1992), Artists and Illustrators of the Anglo-Boer War, (Place: Vlaeberg, South Africa: Fernwood Press, p227)