William Barr:Oil :still life
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Prices realized for his works: The closest in style (oil/still life) sold for 4126 Euros back in 1992.Since then one of William Barr`s works sold in 2006 for just over $ 10 700 United States Dollars.Price range for his work is $ 1000 - 7000 USA dollars and the majority are landscapes.Examples of realized prices:
Stow Lake :Painting, Oil/canvas, 17 7/8 in x 24 in45.5 cm x 61 cm: Hammer price: € 2,563 $ 3,000 £ 1,815
Work horses:Painting, Oil/canvas, 14 1/6 in x 18 1/8 in36 cm x 46 cm :Estimate: € 1,947 - € 2,434 $ 2,250 - $ 2,812 £ 1,200 - £ 1,500 Hammer price: € 2,597 $ 3,000 £ 1,600 :Sotheby's , 26 Apr 1988
A Gaffer's Cottage, Scotland: Painting, Oil/canvas, 18 in x 24 1/4 in45 cm x 61 cm Estimate: € 912 - € 1,369 $ 1,000 - $ 1,500 £ 546 - £ 820 Hammer price: € 3,104 $ 3,400 £ 1,859 Skinner , 12 May 1989 United States
Entrance to the Golden Gate: Painting, Oil/canvas, 18 in x 24 1/4 in45 cm x 61 cm Estimate: € 2,331 - € 3,885 $ 3,000 - $ 5,000 £ 1,573 - £ 2,621 Hammer price: € 6,993 $ 9,000 £ 4,719 Bonhams & Butterfields , 07 Aug 2006
His still life works are excessively rare....
Born in Glasgow, Scotland on April 26, 1867. Barr began his art career as a student at the Glasgow School of Art (1895-98) followed by work at South Kensington (London) and Académie Julian in Paris (1904). He then taught at the Paisley School of Art in Scotland for 10 years.
After earning a reputation in his native land, he first visited California in 1912 and, after joining the throngs who came to San Francisco for the PPIE in 1915, decided to remain. Working from a studio in his home. He painted romantic and historical interpretations of California including genre scenes, figure studies, and landscapes as well as many portraits of prominent local citizens.Having studied the Old Masters, he carried their spirit into his work. Barr died in San Francisco on Feb. 25, 1933.
