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...

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.
Held in a silver frame with scuffs. Raised craquelure in upper left quadrant approximately 3.5 cm long, upper left corner, and in upper right corner, the longest 8.5 cm. Pinhole marks in all four corners. Oil from paint seeping through canvas to the reverse.