James - A Brindle Scottie Terrier. Antique oil painting on canvas
By Wright Barker
Located in St. Albans, GB
Wright BARKER
Exhibited 1885 - 1935
Canvas Size: 20 x 26" (50 x 65cm)
Outside Frame Size: 29 x 35" (72.5 x 87.5)
He was a figure and animal painter who was based originally in Bradford, where he lived until 1885, when he moved to Edwinstowe, near Mansfield, Nottingham. In 1901 he moved to Hampstead and then back north to Harrogate where he stayed until his death. In his later years he became a picture dealer, but in his will he referred to himself as ‘animal painter’.
Barker became a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1896. Although he called himself an animal painter he is also known to have painted ‘Roman Maidens...
Category
Victorian Early 1900s Art