"a Painting By André Barbier (arras 1883, 1970) French School"
Mountain landscape-dated 1905.
Oil on canvas (60 x 73 cm), signed and dated at the bottom left.
Dimensions with frame (82 x 94 cm). In 1903, aged twenty, A. Barbier came to settle in Paris where he became a friend of Claude Monet, A. Marquet, M. Denis, Georges D'Espagnat....
He exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants from 1903 to 1938 as well as at the Salon d'Automne and the Tuileries, then showed his works in personal exhibitions at the Durand-Ruel Gallery.
He painted many landscapes of Paris, its near suburbs, Normandy, finally the French Riviera or Italy. The being is generous, altruistic, open-minded, passionate about music, astronomy and photography
His very personal technique proves his intimate understanding of the subtleties of Impressionism and his personal sensitivity to the endless games of light.
Bibliography: "The Little Masters of Painting"
Museums: Bagnols-sur-Cèze