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William Henry Barribal Art

1874-1952

William Henry Barribal was a London artist, who began his career as a lithographer before going on to study at the Académie Julian in Paris. By the turn of the 20th century, Barribal had become an accomplished painter and designer. He created a series of images that were used on First World War recruitment posters in Great Britain. During the 1920s and 1930s, he created a range of posters for the Schweppes advertising campaign and in 1921, he was contracted to work for Waddingtons, producing work that was used for posters and later a series of playing cards, these works being keenly sought after today. His bold Art Deco posters designed in the 1920s and 1930s for the London and North Eastern Railway are also well known. His wife, Gertrude Louisa Fannie Pitt was his principal model and his work also included cigarette cards on which she appeared. Barribal also worked for various magazines, including the leading fashion journal Vogue and between 1919–38, he regularly exhibited his work. His images of exquisite and fashionable Edwardian women have become classics and the work of many modern fashion artists shows traces of the unmistakable "Barribal style".

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Artist: William Henry Barribal
Art Deco British watercolour drawing, William Barribal 'See my coat tails flying
By William Henry Barribal
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A delightful art deco watercolour colour painting with a light touch by the British Art Deco designer and illustrator William Henry Barribal. By the turn of the 20th century, Barr...
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20th Century Art Deco William Henry Barribal Art

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Paper, Pencil, Gouache, Watercolor

William Henry Barribal - 1920s British watercolour of a Girl in a Fancy Bonnet
By William Henry Barribal
Located in London, GB
WILLIAM HENRY BARRIBAL (1873-1956) Her Best Bonnet Watercolour and bodycolour over traces of pencil Framed 23.5 by 18.5 cm., 9 ¼ by 7 ¼ in. (frame size 42 by 36 cm., 16 ½ by 14 ¼...
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1920s Realist William Henry Barribal Art

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Watercolor

Early 20th Century British Portrait by William Henry Barribal
By William Henry Barribal
Located in London, GB
WILLIAM HENRY BARRIBAL (1873-1956) Girl in a Green Hat Signed Watercolour and bodycolour and silver paint Framed 19 by 19 cm., 7 ½ by 7 ½ in. (frame size 38 by 37.5 cm., 15 by 14 ...
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Early 20th Century Realist William Henry Barribal Art

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Watercolor

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