Vancouver Bay (1930) by Wilfred Molson Barnes
Wilfred M. 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
Private Collection, Toronto
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Wilfred Molson Barnes
(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
