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Will Barnet

American, 1911-2012
At the beginning of his career, Will Barnet was known for his figural depictions of domestic scenes. But, as he continued to stylistically develop, Barnet arrived at abstract geometric paintings far removed from his original career. A part of the Indian Space Painters group, Barnet was inspired by Native American art in creating these divergent images. Throughout his career, Barnet oscillated between representational and abstract paintings, never fully settling on one. He has received the National Medal of Arts in 2011, and his work has been displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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PLAY Signed Lithograph, Young Woman In Tree Playing with Cats, Rainbow Sunset
By Will Barnet
Located in Union City, NJ
PLAY by the American painter and printmaker Will Barnet (born May 25, 1911 - died Nov. 13, 2012) is an original hand drawn lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on arc...
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1970s Contemporary Will Barnet

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Lithograph

Meditation and Minou
By Will Barnet
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Meditation and Minou Color lithograph and serigraph, 1980 Signed and numbered in pencil (see photo) Printer Styria Studio, Inc. New York Publisher: Harry Abrams...
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1980s American Realist Will Barnet

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Screen

Dialogue in Green
By Will Barnet
Located in New York, NY
In "Dialogue in Green," Will Barnet masterfully employs precision and simplification of forms, showcasing his matured artistic style at the peak of his creative wisdom by 1969. This ...
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1960s American Modern Will Barnet

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Oil

Dialogue in Green
Dialogue in Green
$225,000
H 32.5 in W 57.5 in
The Skaters, By Will Barnet (screenprint of woman and child ice skating)
By Will Barnet
Located in New York, NY
b. 1911, Beverly, MA Will Barnet is an American artist, known for his paintings, watercolors, drawings, and prints, depicting human figures and animals, both in casual scenes of daily life and in transcendent, dreamlike worlds. He was a key figure in New York’s Indian Space...
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1990s Contemporary Will Barnet

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Screen

Antique American Modernist Portrait Signed Limited Edition Serigraph Interlude
By Will Barnet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist interior scene by Will Barnet. Titled "Interlude". Signed and numbered limited edition from 1982.
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1980s Modern Will Barnet

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Screen

The Rattle
By Will Barnet
Located in New York, NY
Oil and charcoal on canvas, 1984. 1220x790 mm; 48x31 inches. Signed and dated in charcoal, upper right recto. Provenance: Babcock Galleries, New York, with the label; estate of the ...
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1980s American Modern Will Barnet

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Canvas, Charcoal, Oil

The Rattle
The Rattle
$7,500
H 48 in W 31 in
Dawn, American Realist Lithograph by Will Barnet
By Will Barnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Will Barnet, American (1911 - 2012) Title: Dawn Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed in pencil Edition: 59/175 Image Size: 24 x 11 in. Frame Size: 36 x 25 inches ...
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1970s American Realist Will Barnet

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Lithograph

Important Modenist Oil Pastel Will Barnet Emily Dickinson Black White
By Will Barnet
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern realist painting by American artist Will Barnet from the artist series of works created to accompany the poetry of Emily Dickinson. rom Bever...
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1980s American Realist Will Barnet

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Oil, Archival Paper

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Will Barnet Sale Prices

Sold DateSold PriceCategoryMediumCreation Year
2025$2,750Figurative PrintsLithograph1969
2025$1,800Figurative Prints, Animal PrintsScreen Print1979
2025$855Abstract Prints, Figurative PrintsPaper, Lithograph
2025$395Figurative Prints, Landscape PrintsOffset Print1975
2025$850Prints and MultiplesLithograph1982
2024$1,500Portrait Prints, Animal PrintsPaper, Lithograph1981
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