Born c. 1885, in Paris.
Painter. Genre scenes, portraits, still-lifes (including flowers).
A pupil of Gérôme, Vincent Chevillard, Jules Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury, Gustave Barrier painted many works in which he contrasts the brilliance of porcelain with the matte surface of ivory. He also painted genre scenes with gentlemen and musketeers from the time of Louis XIII. His works include White Porcelain; Portrait of a Man (1932); M. H. de L.; Goldware; Curios and Flowers (1934); Madame Ernest Denis (1935); Monsieur Ernest Denis (1936); Harmony (1938); and Ivories and Porcelain; Hollyhocks (1939).
He was a member of the Artistes Français and exhibited at their Salon from 1911, receiving an honourable mention in 1926 and a silver medal in 1928.
Auction Records
Paris, 12 March 1919: Figure from the Time of Louis XIII, FRF 84
Paris, 4 June 1928: Print Collector, FRF 320
Paris, 19 May 1950: Gentleman Drinking, FRF 4,000
Paris, 25 May 1951: Still-life, FRF 7,100
Paris, 13 May 1976: Flowers and Fruit (oil on panel, 13 × 9½ ins/33 × 24 cm) FRF 1,800
Zurich, 3 Nov 1979: Lord (oil on panel, 13¾ × 11 ins/35 × 27 cm) CHF 2,200
Paris, 2 July 1981: Astrologers (oil on canvas, 26 × 20 ins/66 × 51 cm) FRF 3,900
Bern, 21 Oct 1983: Cabbage Soup (oil on canvas, 18½ × 22 ins/47 × 55 cm) CHF 2,500
Bern, 2 May 1986: Still-life on a Kitchen Table (oil on canvas, 18½ × 22 ins/47 × 55 cm) CHF 3,000
Paris, 21-22 Dec 1987: Serenade (oil on canvas) FRF 8,200
Paris, 10 Nov 1988: The Three Kittens and the Goldfish (oil on canvas, 24 × 18 ins/61 × 46 cm) FRF 5,500
Amsterdam, 9 Nov 1993: Still-life with Soup Tureen and Roses (oil on panel, 13¾ × 10½ ins/35 × 26.5 cm) NLG 3,910
Paris, 7 March 1994: Still-life with Roses and Soup Tureen (oil on panel, 13¾ × 10½ ins/35 × 26.5 cm) FRF 23,000
Paris, 6 March 1996: Still-life with Lemons (oil on canvas, 16¼ × 11 ins/41 × 27 cm) FRF 5,000
Calais, 7 July 1996: Still-life (oil on canvas, 16¼ × 11 ins/41 × 27 cm) FRF 7,500
Amsterdam, 21 Jan 1998: Violinist in an Interior (oil on panel, 16¼ × 12¾ ins/41 × 32.5 cm) NLG 2,075
Bern, 13 May 2004: Still-life (oil on board/panel, 9 × 11 ins/22 × 27 cm) CHF 2,500
