The artist's last major sale of original artwork was held in Richmond in 2002. He now offers his art directly to you. These pieces are for sale
at the listed prices. Please call John at 804-269-3025 or
email him at info@johnbarberart.com and ask to be added to his "Wet Paint" emails featuring his latest original paintings.
“Flat Cam” Skipjacks awaiting a breeze on the Chesapeake.
Oil on Canvas. Art 11” x 19”. Overall 16 3/8 “ x 24 ½”.
Available for purchase $5,600.
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“Squall on the Chesapeake” Skipjacks off Point No Point Lighthouse.
Oil on Canvas. Art 8” x 14”. Overall 13 ¼” x 19 3/8” $3,800.
SOLD
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“Dredging on the Chesapeake” and collector Robert Young with John
Oil on Canvas. Art 9” x 14”. Overall 14 5/16” x 19 7/16”
SOLD
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"The Skipjack Lorraine Rose Rounding Hooper Island Lighthouse- Chesapeake Bay”
Oil on Canvas. Art 9” x 16”. Overall Framed 15” x 22”. This painting was a custom creation for a client in New York City.
SOLD
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"Reaching for the Finish" Hampton Sloops Racing on the Southern Chesapeak Bay. Oil on Canvas. Art 15" x 30". Overall Framed 23" x 38". This painting was a custom creation for the sailor in the foreground.
SOLD
Available as a Limited Edition Print
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"Chesapeake Bound" Making Sail Aboard the Schooner Man-A-Way Urbanna, Virginia - Circa 1930. Oil on canvas. Art 17" x 31", Overall Framed 25" x 39", $29,000.
SOLD
Available as a Limited Edition Print
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"Crossing the Chesapeake-1948" Oil on Canvas. Art 16" x 27". Overall Framed 221/2" x 33 1/2". This painting was created for a client who traveled on this ferry from Annapolis to the Eastern Shore of Maryland in his youth
SOLD
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"Homeward Bound"*, The Catboat Selina II and the Harbor Town of St. Michaels, Maryland. Print Painting, Oil on Canvas, Art 15" x 28", Overall Framed Size 22 3/4" x 36", $25,000
SOLD
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"Homeward Bound", Preparatory Sketch, Pencil on Rag Paper, Art 4 1/8" x 8", Overall Framed Size 14 1/2" x 18 1/4", $1,200
SOLD
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"Edward's Railway", Gwynn's Island, Virginia. Oil on Canvas. Art 8" x 14". Overall Framed 14 3/4" x 20 1/2". $3,400.
SOLD
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"Afternoon on the Sassafrass River," Nellie Crockett - This Chesapeake Bay Buy boat painting was done for the owner of the vessel. Oil on Canvas. Art 14" x 28"
SOLD
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"Twilight Calm" - Skipjacks dredging for oysters on the Chesapeake. Oil on Canvas, Art 11" x 17", Overall Framed 16 1/2" x 22 1/4", $5,200
SOLD
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"Crab Potting", Chesapeake Bay, Print Painting, Oil on Canvas,
Art 15" x 28", Overall Framed Size 23" x 36", $19,000
SOLD
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"Windrift", This painting was done for the owner of the home.
Oil on Artboard, Art 6 1/2" x 10 1/2"
SOLD
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“A
Stroll in Shockoe Slip”, Richmond, Virginia, Print Painting, Oil on Canvas,
Art 15” x 28”, Overall Framed Size 22”
x 34”, $16,000
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“Sail Dredging”, Chesapeake Bay, Oil on Canvas,
Art 11” x 18”, Overall Framed Size 19” x 26”, $7,000
SOLD
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“Downwind Run”, Chesapeake Bay, Giclée Print Painting, Oil on Canvas,
Art 24” x 36”, Overall Framed Size 35” x 47”, $7,500
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"Old
Town Alexandria by Moonlight,"
1996, Historical Print Painting* circa
1885, Anonymous Collector.
Click on any artwork image for enlargement
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John
M. Barber has sketched and painted since his youth. As a
teenager, he earned a fellowship from the Virginia Museum
of Fine Art to attend Virginia Commonwealth University in
Richmond from 1965-1969. During the following decade he
worked as a graphic designer and in 1979 Barber left the
corporate world to pursue a full-time painting career. His
first artistic love was and continues to be maritime subjects,
primarily the Chesapeake Bay, but his work also comprises
an abundance of landscapes and architecture. He has sold
over 500 original works of art throughout the years and
periodically holds sales in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia.
The artist also accepts commissions from individuals who
would like their own visions captured in oil on canvas.
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"Crab Potting" Harvesting Blue Crabs on the Chesapeake. Limited Edition prints available through Annapolis Marine Art Gallery/John Barber Editions.
"Twilight
Finish," *Annapolis Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race - Annapolis,
Maryland, 2005,
from the collection of the Annapolis Yacht Club. Limited Editions
prints available through the Annapolis
Marine Art Gallery/John Barber Editions.
"Wyntje Returning Home," 1999, from the collection of Mr. &
Mrs. Walter Cronkite of New York, New York.
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"The
Schooner Adventurer," 2003,
from the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Birney of Washington,
D.C.
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"Red
Sky at Night," * 2002, from the collection of Mr. &
Mrs. Michael J. Bogese, Jr. of Richmond, Virginia.
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"Golden
Afternoon," * Anonymous collector.
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"Twilight
Harbor," * 1986, from the collection of Mr. & Mrs.
William T. Carden.
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"Winter's
Eve on the Northern Neck," * 1999,
from the collection of Mr. & Mrs. William T. Carden. |
"Summer
Memories," * 1993, from the collection of Mr. Brian
Dillistin of Richmond, Virginia.
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"First
Light," * 2002, Anonymous collector in the Boston,
Massachusetts area.
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"Crabbin',"
* 2000, from the collection of Mr. Charles Cantera of Wilmington,
Delaware.
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"Harbor
Breezes," * 2001, from the collection
of Mr. & Mrs. William Gay of Richmond, Virginia.
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"Tribute
to a Generation," 2004, official painting of the World
War II Memorial, Washington, D.C. from the collection of
The American Battle Monuments Commission
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"Strolling
in the Fan," * 1999, from the collection of Mr. &
Mrs. Michael J. Bogese, Jr. of Richmond, Virginia.
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"A
Winter's Evening on the Hill," 2000,
Historical Print Painting* from the collection of Mr. &
Mrs. William T. Carden.
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"Loudoun
County, Virginia," 2002, from the collection of Mr.
Milton Adams of Richmond, Virginia.
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"Trains
on the James," 2004, from the collection of Mr. &
Mrs. Lowell Smith, Sr. of Richmond, Virginia.
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"The
Perfect Cast," * 2002, from the collection of Mr. &
Mrs. Gerald Stanewick of Richmond, Virginia.
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"Rappahannock
River Valley," 2002, from the collection of Mr. &
Mrs. Donald Hulcher of Chocowinity, North Carolina.
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"In
the Garden," * Virginia House, Windsor Farms - Richmond,
Virginia, 2001, from the collection of the artist
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"La Torre delle Ore," Oil on Artboard painted on location in Lucca, Italy 2008.
From the Artist's Collection.
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"Bella Venezia", Venice, Italy 2006, from the artist's collection.
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"Notre
Dame," Paris, France 2005, from the collection of the
artist.
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"Una
Veduta di San Gimignano," San Gimignano, Italy, 2002,
from the collection of Dr. & Mrs. Baxter Perkinson,
Jr. of Richmond, Virginia.
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"Rockport
Harbor," Rockport, Massachusetts, 2000, Anonymous Collector.
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"Tradewinds,"
British Virgin Islands, 1993, from the collection of Drs.
Michael & Benita Miller of Richmond, Virginia.
*This painting was released as a signed and numbered limited
edition print.
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In
October 2002, 66 of 70 original drawings and paintings by
Barber, the culmination of three years' work, were sold
for more than $300,000 in one night! This exciting event,
which has become a Richmond tradition, took place at the
elegant Commonwealth Club in downtown Richmond, Virginia.
Clients from California to Massachusetts vied for the originals
in the Club's Grand Ballroom. Over 180 people were in attendance.
Following are photos from the recent event as well as some
images from past sales. |
John with
David, Lena and Chuck Cantera, of Georgetown, Maryland.
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The
artist with Dr. Les and Carolyn Webb. |
Eager
to start the Sale, the artist visits with Mike and Susan
Bogese, of Richmond, Virginia.
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Intense interest during the 1999 Sale.
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John
with David and Christy Cottrell, of Richmond, Virginia,
and their new
purchase "Chutes".
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Becky
and Lee Bassett with the artist at the 1996 Sale. |
John
and his mentor, Captain James E. Wise, Jr. U.S.N. (Ret.)
original partners in John M. Barber Art, Ltd.
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Bruce
Gottwald poses with "Golden Dawn"
featuring his sailing yacht Spirit in 1996. |
"Summer
Memories on Dymer Creek" created for
Mr. and Mrs. David Mathews of Richmond, Virginia. |
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Often
individuals and organizations will request of Mr. Barber
a special painting of their own design. The artist is quite
adept in recreating, on canvas, such scenes as imagined
by his clients. Currently, he is working on a number of
such commissioned pieces. These individuals will certainly
enjoy a lifetime of pleasure from the unique, original works
of art that were created expressly for them and will be
passed down through generations to come. If you have such
dreams and you would like to have John Capture them on canvas,
please call 804.269.3025 for details concerning pricing and scheduling.
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