When Morning Comes by Wilfred Molson Barnes
Wilfred M. 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
Closes May 13th at 03:00:00 PM EDT
Private Collection, Quebec
Enchères Champagne, auction, Montreal, 21 May 2024, lot 12
Private Collection, Toronto
Exhibition of Contemporary Canadian Art, Johnson Art Galleries, Montreal
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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
