Ralph Cleaver

We don’t know much about Ralph Cleaver—no birth date, no biography, just a name and a few drawings from the late 1800s. He worked quietly, likely as an amateur, leaving behind only pencil sketches with no titles and little trace. What sticks is how ordinary his scenes feel: a folded newspaper, a hat on a chair—moments most artists wouldn’t bother with. That’s why he fits in Gallery Tiles. Tap on *Untitled (1898)* and you’ll find poetry in the plain, a snapshot of daily life over a century ago, drawn simply because it was there.