Francis Barry Sold at Auction Prices

Sir Claude Francis Barry RBA, Houses along a village lane

Sir Claude Francis Barry RBA, British 1883-1970 -  Houses along a village lane; oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Claude F Barry', 55.5 x 91.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Grand Auctions, Folkestone, 20th February 2017, lot 128;  private collection, UK Note: Barry worked alongside Newlyn School greats like Stanhope Forbes, Henry Scott Tuke and Norman Garstin, spending many years in St Ives. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers.

FRANCIS BARRY, (1883 - 1970), St Marks Cathedral Venice, etching, 46 x 58 cm. (18.1 x 22.8 in.), frame: 59 x 70 x 2 cm. (23.2 x 27.5 x 0.7 in.)

FRANCIS BARRY (1883 - 1970) St Marks Cathedral Venice etching signed lower right

Sir Claude Francis Barry RBA,  British 1883-1970 -  Country lane;  oil on

Sir Claude Francis Barry RBA,  British 1883-1970 -  Country lane;  oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Claude F. Barry', 71.5 x 91.5 cm (ARR)  Note:  on the reverse of the stretcher there is an inscription with the address of the artist's family estate, 'St Leonard’s Hill, Windsor, Bucks'.  There is also a John Peak label. Peak was a framer in Penzance and Barry spent time in St. Ives in the 1900s. He worked alongside Newlyn School greats like Stanhope Forbes, Henry Scott Tuke and Norman Garstin, spending many years working between Newlyn and St. Ives. Barry was unusual in that he operated in both artistic circles. Barry lived in France and Italy in the 1920s and was well travelled around Europe. Influenced by Pointillism and the bright colour of the Fauves, his later work evolved into a unique style. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, and his works are in public collections including the Royal Cornwall Museum and Manchester Art Gallery.  With thanks to David Capps for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot. 

Sir Claude Francis Barry RBA,  British 1883-1970 -  Late October in a Berk

Sir Claude Francis Barry RBA,  British 1883-1970 -  Late October in a Berkshire Meadow, Moonlight;  oil on canvas, inscribed with artist's name and title, 'Claude Barry Late October in a Berkshire Meadow, Moonlight', 122.5 x 153.5 cm (ARR)  Note:  on the reverse of the stretcher is a John Peak label. Peak was a framer in Penzance and Barry spent time in St. Ives in the 1900s. He worked alongside Newlyn School greats like Stanhope Forbes, Henry Scott Tuke and Norman Garstin, spending many years working between Newlyn and St. Ives. Barry was unusual in that he operated in both artistic circles. Barry lived in France and Italy in the 1920s and was well travelled around Europe. Influenced by Pointillism and the bright colour of the Fauves, his later work evolved into a unique style. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, and his works are in public collections including the Royal Cornwall Museum and Manchester Art Gallery.  With thanks to David Capps for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot. 

Barry (C. F., 1883-1970). Château Gaillard 4 – Decoration, circa 1967, oil on hardboard, signed

Barry (C. F., 1883-1970). Château Gaillard 4 – Decoration, circa 1967, oil on hardboard, signed AR * Barry (Claude Francis, 1883-1970). Château Gaillard 4 – Decoration, circa 1967, oil on hardboard, signed ‘-F. Barry-’ lower left, 76 x 99 cm (30 x 39 ins), in a gilded frame (92 x 114 cm), together with the catalogue on the artist by Katie Campbell, ‘Moon behind Clouds, An Introduction to the Life and Work of Sir Claude Francis Barry’, published by Fine Art Promotions Limited, 1999, with a foreword by David Capps QTY: (2) NOTE: Provenance: with an Amyl Holdings S.A. label verso, Catalogue no. 94, signed by David Capps (English solicitors to Amyl Holdings S.A., Jersey). Exhibited: “Moon behind Clouds”, label with title, Exhibit Number 5 and price of £7,500. Literature: Katie Campbell, Moon behind Clouds, An Introduction to the Life and Work of Sir Claude Francis Barry, illus. p. 99, cat. no. 94.

Sir Claude Francis Barry RBA, British 1883-1970 - Carcassonne; oil on canvas, signed lower right

Sir Claude Francis Barry RBA, British 1883-1970 - Carcassonne; oil on canvas, signed lower right 'F Barry', signed and titled to stretcher 'Barry Carcassonne', 100 x 113 cm (ARR) Provenance: Bonhams, London, Modern Pictures, 20th March 2007, lot 201 Exhibited: The United Society of Artists, 1955 Literature: Katie Campbell, Moon Behind Clouds, Fine Art Productions Ltd., 1999, no.843, illus.p.222. Note: Barry lived in France and Italy in the 1920s and was well travelled around Europe. Influenced by Pointillism and the bright colour of the Fauves, his work evolved into a unique style. Chateaus, castles and fortresses were common subject matter for Barry no matter where he lived. He made a later brightly coloured version of this scene using the secondary colours. He worked alongside Newlyn School greats like Stanhope Forbes, Henry Scott Tuke and Norman Garstin, spending many years in St Ives. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers.

* Barry (Claude Francis, 1883-1970). Windsor, 1926

* Barry (Claude Francis, 1883-1970). Windsor, 1926, aquatint on cream wove paper, lightly toned and with mount mark, titled in pencil lower left, and pencil inscription lower right 'To Dr East from C F Barry. 1926', plate size 23.2 x 30.1cm (9 x 11.75ins), sheet size (irregularly trimmed) 27 x 34.5cm (10.75 x 13.5ins), together with: Boutet (Jean, 20th century). Le Pont Neuf, 1948, etching on cream wove paper, inscribed and signed in pencil lower right, lightly toned and with mount mark, plate size 17.8 x 23.5cm (7 x 9.25ins), sheet size 22.3 x 28.1cm (8.75 x 11ins), plus approximately 50 other etchings and prints, by R.S. Hardie, Andrew Watson Turnbull, William Hyde, Glynn Thomas, August Lepère, Neil M. Lawrence, J.W. Jackson, Charles Claude Houssard, and others, various sizes and condition Qty: (approximately 50)

* Barry (Claude Francis, 1883-1970). City of Carcassone-Evening Light, 1935,

aquatint with etching, signed and dated lower right, plate size 44 x 50.5cm (17.25 x 20ins), framed and glazed, together with a mixed collection of engravings including Stanley Angus, Wast Water, drypoint, plus Corfe Castle, portrait on an elderly man etc - Quantity (7)

Sir Claude Francis Barry 1883-1970) Notre Dame Paris, Evening oil on board

Sir Claude Francis Barry 1883-1970) Notre Dame Paris, Evening oil on board 56 1/4 x 61 1/4 in. 142.8 x 155.5 cm.)

Sir Claude Francis Barry (1883-1970) Moscow Victorious, May 1945 oil on c

Sir Claude Francis Barry (1883-1970) Moscow Victorious, May 1945 oil on canvas 67 x 82 in. (170.1 x 208.2 cm.)

Sir Claude Francis Barry (1883-1970) Houses of Parliament-a wartime Noctur

Sir Claude Francis Barry (1883-1970) Houses of Parliament-a wartime Nocturne oil on canvas 29½ x 37¾ in. (75 x 96 cm.)

The Grand Fleet: Searchlight Display

Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A. (1883-1970) The Grand Fleet: Searchlight Display signed 'F Barry' (lower left), signed again twice and indistinctly inscribed 'BARRY F' (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 48 x 72 in. (122 x 183 cm.) Painted in 1919.

Attributed to Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A. (1883-1970)

Attributed to Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A. (1883-1970) A moonlit harbour oil on canvas, unframed 20 x 24 in. (50.7 x 61 cm.)

Sir Claude Francis Barry (1883-1970) Aigues Mortes

Sir Claude Francis Barry (1883-1970) Aigues Mortes Signed titled and dated 63 verso Oil on board 71 x 91.5cm;

Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A. (1883-1970)

Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A. (1883-1970) The French Riviera from Bordighera signed 'F Barry' (lower right), signed again and indistinctly inscribed 'Barry' (on the canvas over-lap) oil on canvas 19¼ x 24 in. (48.9 x 61 cm.)

Sir Claude Francis Barry, Bt., R.B.A. (1883-1970)

Sir Claude Francis Barry, Bt., R.B.A. (1883-1970) Over the horizon - a Jersey nocturne signed and inscribed 'Over the horizon - a Jersey nocturne Barry 7 (1948)' (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 19 x 24 in. (48.2 x 61 cm.)

Sir Claude Francis Barry, Bt., R.B.A. (1883-1970)

Sir Claude Francis Barry, Bt., R.B.A. (1883-1970) Elizabeth Castle, Jersey signed 'F. Barry' (lower left) oil on canvas 24 x 19 in. (61 x 48.3 cm.)

Sir Claude Francis Barry (1883-1970) - portrait of Mary Marshall,

Sir Claude Francis Barry (1883-1970) - portrait of Mary Marshall, signed oil on board. Sir Claude Francis Barry was born 128 years ago into a rich family whose wealth was based on heavy industry. But he had a troubled childhood after the death of his mother when he was two and his father's subsequent re-marriage in 1893. In 1905 he went to live in St Ives. Barry was a pacifist and was anyway exempted from military service; he did not fight in the First World War. From about 1905, he exhibited his pointilistic works at the Royal Academy and elsewhere. Between the Wars he became renowned for his etchings and spent much of his time on the Continent returning to St Ives in 1939. Most of his etching plates were stored in Milan and were destroyed by a bomb in 1944. After the War he left Cornwall to live on Jersey. It is during this period that he painted many of his portraits including this one. Provenance; This portrait is sent in for sale by the sitter. Mary Marshall knew the artist well and he had great admiration for her as a singer. She was born in Bolton and was a solo artiste with Columbia in the 1950's. For a short time she was a member of a group "The Three Shades". She moved from her recording company and accepted a contract to perform in the Channel Islands for impresario Sydney James, where she caused an unprecedented sensation; they were married in 1960 and settled in Guernsey. Mary continued in Sydney's Olde Tyme Music Hall shows and cabarets for many years having had two daughters. She retired in 1979 and remains in Guernsey today having remarried after her husband's death in 1985. Being sold with photocopies of correspondence h:24 w: 18 in.

Sir Claude Francis Barry, 3rd Bt., R.B.A. (London 1883-1970)

Sir Claude Francis Barry, 3rd Bt., R.B.A. (London 1883-1970) The Palace of the Popes, Avignon, France signed 'F. Barry' (lower left) oil on canvas 35 x 46 in. (88.9 x 116.8 cm.)

Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A. (1883-1970)

Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A. (1883-1970) A Summer Night, Avignon signed and inscribed 'F. Barry' (lower right) and 'A Summer night, Avignon' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 45¾ x 59½ in. (116.2 x 151.1 cm.)

Sir Claude-Francis Barry (1883-1970) The Rainbow 44.5 x 60.5in.

Sir Claude-Francis Barry (1883-1970) oil on canvas The Rainbow 44.5 x 60.5in.

Claude-Francis Barry (1883-1970): Steps of the

Claude-Francis Barry (1883-1970): Steps of the Ganges, pair etchings signed in pencil 29cm x 35cm

CIRCLE OF CLAUDE FRANCIS BARRY (1883-1970) BRITISH

CIRCLE OF CLAUDE FRANCIS BARRY (1883-1970) BRITISH London. Oil on canvas. 15.5 x 19.5ins.

Claude Francis Barry RBA 1883-1970- ''St Marks,

Claude Francis Barry RBA 1883-1970- ''St Marks, Venice''; etching, signed and titled in pencil, 73x64cm: After Helen Bradley 1900-1979- 'Hot Pies, Now Ready', published by the Adam Collection 1975; reproduction printed in colours, with blind stamp for the Fine Art Trade Guild, signed in pencil: A Fawcett late 20th Century- 'Haze Liegh Post Box'; aquatint, artist's proof, signed, titled and dated 87 in pencil, (3) (part unframed)

Claude Francis Barry RBA 1883-1970- ''St Marks,

Claude Francis Barry RBA 1883-1970- ''St Marks, Venice''; etching, signed and titled in pencil, 73x64cm

Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A. (1883-1970)

The City of Romance signed 'F.Barry' (lower right) oil on canvas 72 x 60 in. (182.9 x 152.4 cm.)

Sir Claude Francis Barry, Bt., RBA, (British, 1883-1970) Blitz on St. Paul's 68 x 63 in (173 x 160 cm)

Sir Claude Francis Barry (British, 1883-1970) 63 x 76 cm