Weekend, April 24-25, 2021 – TAKE A LOOK AT UNIQUE ART

April 24, 2021

346th Edition

WEEKEND EDITION

APRIL 24-25, 2021

WIL BARNET

ARTIST

Will Barnet, Woman and Cats, 1962, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Harry W. Zichterman in memory of Joshua C. Taylor, 1981.140

Will Barnet, Silent Seasons–Winter, 1968, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Atelier Mourlot Ltd., 1969.2.28

Will Barnet, Study for Three Muses, ca. 1980-1985, charcoal and oil stick on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.42.6

Will Barnet, The Blue Thread, 1984, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank K. Ribelin and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1996.72
Will Barnet has painted several images of mothers and children that capture intimate scenes of family life. In The Blue Thread, the verticals and horizontals of the windows, table, and chair divide the painting into neat rectangles, and Barnet positioned his daughter, her son, and the family cat so that they evoke figures from an Egyptian wall painting. The subdued tones and stylized poses transform a fleeting moment in his household into an image that feels timeless.

Will Barnet, Big Grey, 1962, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of Peter Deitsch, 1974.67

Will Barnet, Big Grey, 1962, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of Peter Deitsch, 1974.67

Will Barnet, Woman and Cat, 1979, charcoal on vellum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.42.8

Will Barnet, Janus and the White Vertebra, 1955, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Wreatham E. Gathright, 1986.73

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