Forgotten Modern Master to be Auctioned by Christie's A work by Sir Claude Francis Barry is being offered by Christie's on the 15th of February which I would urge any art collector or investor to consider purchasing
News-Antique.com - Dec 11,2010 - Described by Simon de Burton in the Financial Times as "a contender for the title of greatest artist you've ever heard of” – Sir Claude Francis Barry, the overlooked British Modern master, is about to receive the recognition he deserves with a retrospective exhibition to be held at the Royal Museum of Cornwall from the 15th of February 2011. A work by Sir Claude Francis Barry is being offered by Christie's on the 15th of December which I would urge any art collector or investor to consider purchasing. This may be the last chance to acquire a Barry painting before prices go up as a result of the upcoming retrospective.
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5396385
Details of auction:
Christie’s Lot 52 / Sale 7891
Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours
15 December 2010
London, King Street
Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A. (1883-1970)
'A Summer Night, Avignon'
signed and inscribed 'F. Barry' (lower right) and 'A Summer night, Avignon' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
45¾ x 59½ in. (116.2 x 151.1 cm.)
Provenance:
with Galleries Maurice Sternberg, Chicago, (where purchased by the present owner, 1969).
Estimate:
£15,000 - £25,000 ($23,700 - $39,500)
See more about Barry here:
http://www.francisbarry.com
For more information about the painting contact:
Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures
Peter Brown
pbrown@christies.com
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