George Clausen was a founder member of the New English Art Club, Clausen became Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy in 1906. His lectures at the Academy were published as Six Lectures on Painting (1904) and Aims and Ideals in Art (1906). Clausen developed what became known as a semi-Impressionist style. Most of his paintings were landscapes and scenes of rural life. He was fascinated with the effects of light and his work often featured figures set against the sun.

• 1. Introductory: Some Early Painters  2. On Lighting and Arrangement  3. On Colour  4. Titian, Velasquez, and Rembrandt  5. On Landscapes and Open-air Painting  6. On Realism and Impressionism