Will Barnet

(American, 1911–2012)

Will Barnet was a 20th-century American artist best known for his paintings and prints created in his distinctively flat, stylized aesthetic. Throughout his classically elegant depictions of both everyday life and dreams, Barnet tinged his work with symbolic meaning. His paintings often feature solitary figures with birds set amidst an ominous interior or landscape. With a career spanning over 80 years, the artist once remarked, “Painting is almost like a religious experience, which should go on and on. Age just gives you the freedom to do some things you've never done before. Great work can come at any stage of your life.” Born on May 25, 1911 in Beverly, MA, Barnet went on to study at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and later at the Art Student’s League of New York, where met the influential artist Stuart Davis. Today, Barnet’s work is in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others. He died on November 13, 2012 in New York, NY at the age of 101.

Will Barnet Artworks

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Peter Grimes, 1983

Will Barnet

Peter Grimes, 1983

Alexandre Gallery

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Totem, 1982

Will Barnet

Totem, 1982

Alexandre Gallery

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Three Chairs, 1998

Will Barnet

Three Chairs, 1998

Alexandre Gallery

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Skaters, 1995

Will Barnet

Skaters, 1995

Alexandre Gallery

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Generations, 2001

Will Barnet

Generations, 2001

Alexandre Gallery

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Combing, 1995

Will Barnet

Combing, 1995

Alexandre Gallery

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Poem 921, 1997

Will Barnet

Poem 921, 1997

Alexandre Gallery

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Twilight, 1988

Will Barnet

Twilight, 1988

Alexandre Gallery

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The Walk, 2002

Will Barnet

The Walk, 2002

Alexandre Gallery

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The Sled, 2002

Will Barnet

The Sled, 2002

Alexandre Gallery

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Loneliness, 1989

Will Barnet

Loneliness, 1989

Alexandre Gallery

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The Caller, 1974–1976

Will Barnet

The Caller, 1974–1976

RoGallery

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