Al Barnes Oil Painting on Canvas "Bay Series"

Item Details

An oil painting on canvas titled Bay Series by Al Barnes (American, b. 1937). This work depicts a nautical scene with multiple racing sailboats navigating through a tranquil ocean reflected by a luminous sun. The work is signed by the artist to the lower right corner. There is an informational label from ‘Meredith Long & Company’ affixed to the verso. Presented without glass, housed in a silver-tone frame with a gray velvet liner.

Barnes was born in Cuero, Texas in 1937 and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1967 from the University of Texas at Austin. In the seventies he traveled throughout the Caribbean where he saw vast stretches of turquoise water and native boats. His work is greatly influenced by this experience and the motifs remain evident in his paintings. Today, his paintings can be found in the National Wildlife Museum in Jackson Hole and The American Museum of Fly Fishing.

Condition

- wear, dents, and scratches to silver-tone finish on frame; minor dirt residues along velvet matting.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; visible image measures approximately 9.5" W x 13.25" H.

Item #

17DCC098-075