Artist: John Barber (American)

Title: “Skipjacks of Sandy Point”

Age: 1990

Construction: Solid wood frame, glass, paper

Dimensions: 26” W x 18” T (37” W x 27 1/4” T with frame)

Condition: Excellent. Professionally framed and matted behind glass in a gilt frame. Paper backing has a small tear in the center. Please see photos. 

Details: This limited edition, signed print by John Barber was professionally matted and framed by Art & Frame Studio in Richmond, VA. This is number 750 of only 950 signed and numbered prints. The bottom center title reads “Skipjacks at Sandy Point” / “OYSTER DREDGING SKIPJACKS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BY JOHN MORTON BARBER.” Print is signed, and numbered in pencil in the bottom right hand corner. Includes original COA which is adhered to the paper backing.

About the artist: John M. Barber has painted the Chesapeake Bay and the eastern seaboard for over four decades — always invoking the magic of light to provide texture to his subjects and the Chesapeake’s vanishing way of life.  

Calling Barber the “premier chronicler of Chesapeake Bay life,” J. Russell Jinishian, the nation’s leading authority on contemporary marine art, praises the artist’s technical skill and painstaking attention to detail. “Many artists paint skipjacks,” he explains, “but John’s emotive depth puts him on another level entirely. Should the skipjacks disappear, Barber’s paintings will provide a valuable historical record of the waterman’s era for generations to come.”

Also renowned for his cityscapes and architectural art, Barber splits his time between his own original works and paintings commissioned by clients. 

Barber earned his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1969 and lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wife Kathy.