Live Auction 352720th Century British Art
Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A. (1883-1970)
Lot 39

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

The French Riviera from Bordighera

Closed15 December 2011

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GBP 24,375

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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.)

Gifted by the artist to the present owner.

Specialist note

'Barry was drawn to the view of the French Riveriera from Bordighera, particuarly at night when the lights along the waterfront echoed the stars above' (see K. Campbell, Moon Behind Clouds, Jersey, 1999, p. 151).