John Burr ARWS

The Village Barber 1882

Oil on canvas laid on board
121 x 92 cm
Signed and dated 1882
Exhibited: Royal Society of British Artists, London, 1882, no. 126 £315; Collection of Mr. R. J. Jeffrays, Gemmell, Tuckett & Co. Melbourne, April, 1886, sold for £100
Provenance: R. J. Jeffrays, Devorgilla, Toorak, 1886
Literature: “Of genre pictures, the more noteworthy are “The Village Barber” of John Burr, full of rustic humour …” The Argus, Melbourne 15 April, 1886 page 6

The painting is in the original gilt frame

Item #2936

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