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 (931 results)
Reflection, 1971

Will Barnet

Reflection, 1971

Sale Date: April 19, 2020

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

Will Barnet

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

Sale Date: April 9, 2020

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Joe; Gladys; August, 1935–1940

Will Barnet

Joe; Gladys; August, 1935–1940

Sale Date: March 21, 2020

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Joe; Mary, 1935–1936

Will Barnet

Joe; Mary, 1935–1936

Sale Date: March 21, 2020

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Introspection - 5733

Will Barnet

Introspection - 5733

Sale Date: April 4, 2020

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The White Stairway

Will Barnet

The White Stairway

Sale Date: April 4, 2020

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Reflection, 1971

Will Barnet

Reflection, 1971

Sale Date: March 11, 2020

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Reflections, 1971

Will Barnet

Reflections, 1971

Sale Date: March 8, 2020

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WHITE BALUSTRADES, 1972

Will Barnet

WHITE BALUSTRADES, 1972

Sale Date: March 5, 2020

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Between Life and Life, 1998

Will Barnet

Between Life and Life, 1998

Sale Date: March 5, 2020

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Persephone, 1982

Will Barnet

Persephone, 1982

Sale Date: February 8, 2020

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Go Go, 1947

Will Barnet

Go Go, 1947

Sale Date: December 6, 2019

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Q - Just Shiny Silver Liner

Will Barnet

Q - Just Shiny Silver Liner

Sale Date: February 8, 2020

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Reflections, 1971

Will Barnet

Reflections, 1971

Sale Date: January 11, 2020

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Untitled, Study for Sleeping Child, 1962

Will Barnet

Untitled, Study for Sleeping Child, 1962

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Gladys, 1936

Will Barnet

Gladys, 1936

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Joe, 1935

Will Barnet

Joe, 1935

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Paean, 1978

Will Barnet

Paean, 1978

Sale Date: December 16, 2019

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White Cat, 1994

Will Barnet

White Cat, 1994

Sale Date: November 16, 2019

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Summer, 1986

Will Barnet

Summer, 1986

Sale Date: November 24, 2019

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Aurora, 1977

Will Barnet

Aurora, 1977

Sale Date: November 20, 2019

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Dark Image, 1960

Will Barnet

Dark Image, 1960

Sale Date: November 6, 2019

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Study for

Will Barnet

Study for "Upstairs", 1980

Sale Date: October 24, 2019

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Joe, 1935

Will Barnet

Joe, 1935

Sale Date: October 19, 2019

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