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

Will Barnet (1,038 results)

Introspection 5733, 1972

Will Barnet

Introspection 5733, 1972

Sale Date: September 14, 2023

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The Cat, 1997

Will Barnet

The Cat, 1997

Sale Date: September 14, 2023

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Strange Bird (Szoke 94), 1947

Will Barnet

Strange Bird (Szoke 94), 1947

Sale Date: September 22, 2023

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SUMMER IDYLL (SZOKE 161), 1976

Will Barnet

SUMMER IDYLL (SZOKE 161), 1976

Sale Date: September 12, 2023

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New England Town, 1931

Will Barnet

New England Town, 1931

Sale Date: August 5, 2023

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Ariadne (from the American Portfolio), 1980

Will Barnet

Ariadne (from the American Portfolio), 1980

Sale Date: July 27, 2023

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The Spider

Will Barnet

Sale Date: June 19, 2023

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Introspection 5733, 1972

Will Barnet

Introspection 5733, 1972

Sale Date: June 16, 2023

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Strange Bird, 1947

Will Barnet

Strange Bird, 1947

Sale Date: June 3, 2023

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Miner's Wife and Child, 1935

Will Barnet

Miner's Wife and Child, 1935

Sale Date: June 3, 2023

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Soliloquy (Szoke 149)

Will Barnet

Soliloquy (Szoke 149)

Sale Date: May 12, 2023

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Growing Things., 1952

Will Barnet

Growing Things., 1952

Sale Date: May 11, 2023

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The Fine Friends., 1952

Will Barnet

The Fine Friends., 1952

Sale Date: May 11, 2023

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Looking Back

Will Barnet

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Child Reaching, 1940

Will Barnet

Child Reaching, 1940

Sale Date: April 1, 2023

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Waiting from Kent Bicentennial Portfolio:..., 1975

Will Barnet

Waiting from Kent Bicentennial Portfolio:..., 1975

Sale Date: April 8, 2023

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Waiting from Kent Bicentennial Portfolio:..., 1975

Will Barnet

Waiting from Kent Bicentennial Portfolio:..., 1975

Sale Date: April 8, 2023

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Widow's Walk, 1970

Will Barnet

Widow's Walk, 1970

Sale Date: March 16, 2023

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The Book (from the 1776 USA 1976:..., 1975–1976

Will Barnet

The Book (from the 1776 USA 1976:..., 1975–1976

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Poem 921, 1997

Will Barnet

Poem 921, 1997

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Introspection 5733, 1972

Will Barnet

Introspection 5733, 1972

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Waiting from the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio, 1975

Will Barnet

Waiting from the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio, 1975

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Stairway to the Sea, 1982-84, 1982–1984

Will Barnet

Stairway to the Sea, 1982-84, 1982–1984

Sale Date: March 7, 2023

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Strange Bird., 1947

Will Barnet

Strange Bird., 1947

Sale Date: February 16, 2023

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