Wilfred Molson Barnes
(1892 - 1955)
Previously Sold Works
WILFRED MOLSON BARNES
The Three Trees; New England Countryside
2 oils on board
- “The Three Trees” signed lower right; titled on a gallery label on the reverse; 9.75 x 13.5 ins;
- “New England Country Side” signed lower right; titled and dated 1921 on a gallery label on the reverse; 9.75 x 13.5 ins
9.75 x 13.5 ins ( 24.8 x 34.3 cms ) ( largest )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: February 28th 2023
WILFRED MOLSON BARNES
Meriden, New Hampshire
oil on board
signed and dated 1914 lower left; signed, titled and inscribed “Sketch - Meriden, N.H.” on the reverse
9.75 x 13 ins ( 24.8 x 33 cms )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $720.00
Sale date: September 12th 2023
WILFRED MOLSON BARNES
When Morning Comes
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on an exhibition label on the reverse
9.5 x 13.25 in ( 24.1 x 33.7 cm )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $540.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
WILFRED MOLSON BARNES
Vancouver Bay (1930)
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1930 lower left; titled on a label on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $270.00
Sale date: November 17th 2020
WILFRED MOLSON BARNES
Sunlight and Shadow
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on a label affixed to the reverse
9.5 x 13.25 ins ( 24.1 x 33.7 cms )
W.M. Barnes Biography
(1892 - 1955)
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he studied at the Art Association of Montreal school under William Brymner and Maurice Cullen also the New York School of Art with William Chase, Robert Henri, Kenneth Hayes Miller; the Art Students’ League, New York and returned to Canada where he became a painter of landscapes in realistic style. He did some teaching and was active in art circles. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy (A.R.C.A. 1920 - R.C.A. 1946). The National Gallery of Canada has three canvases by him, “A Summer Storm”, “The Day Turns Ghost” and “Afternoon Shadows”. He died in Montreal.
Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume I: A-F", compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1977
