Small but very fine seascape off the rocky coast was executed in the middle of 19th century was executed by French marine painter Francois Pierre Barry (1813 Marceille - 1905 Saint-Laurent-du-Var). Born in Marseille, at first a hairdresser, he attended the leisure courses of A. Aubert at the Marseiller School of Decoration ; 1840 he went to Paris in the atelier of Theodor Gudin. After the first successes in the salons, Napoleon III appointed him to the Peintre de la Marine. 1862 he travelled with Prince Jérôme Napoleon to the Suez Canal. Barry was immediately captivated by the region’s luminous colors and endless desert vistas and made a number of paintings during his stay, including views of Karnak and the first cataract of the Nile. He also created several commemorative paintings for the Suez Canal Company that were exhibited at the Salon of 1863. This moody and evocative painting of Bedouins tending their herd demonstrates Barry’s deft handling of atmosphere and light. After Suez Barry travelled to the Red Sea and Turkey, and later to Corsica; The materials obtained gave him the templates for the following years. Since 1853 the member of the Academy. In Marseille. Barry was a master of the reproduction of light and mood, a very good draftsman and watercolorist. He mainly created landscapes (esp. Marseille), but also portraits, historical paintings and illustration for magazines.Barry was known primarily for his landscapes and marine paintings, the harbor of his native city being one of his favorite subjects. Barry’s work was highly regarded by the Second Empire (1851-1870) regime, and an 1862 government commission to record the building of the Suez Canal (1859-1869) brought him to the Middle East in the company of Prince Jérôme Napoléon. Barry was immediately captivated by the region’s luminous colors and endless desert vistas and made a number of paintings during his stay, including views of Karnak and the first cataract of the Nile. He also created several commemorative paintings for the Suez Canal Company that were exhibited at the Salon of 1863. This moody and evocative painting of Bedouins tending their herd demonstrates Barry’s deft handling of atmosphere and light.

Works of the artist’s are in Marseille, Palace Longchamp: reception à Marseille de Cardinal Patrizzi, oil, 1857; L´Empereur Napoléon III recevant la Reine d´angleterre de Cherbourg, Oil, 1859; Constantinople, oil, 1869; Combat Naval dans la de Marseille; Marine. Lyon, Museum: Barques de Péche. Paris, Louvre: Marine, effet de brouillard. Versailles: l´arrivée à Marseille du prince de Joinville, du duc et de la duchesse d ´ Aumale, oil; Inauguration de la statue du duc d´orléans, à Alger, oil, 1845; François I. Visitant le Château d´or, oil, 1847; Combat Naval de Punto-Obligado; Pinch of the battery de Punto-Obligado, 1848.

Exhibitions g: From 1840 Paris, Salon (Med. 1840).

Literature: in French: E. Benezit " Dictionary of painters, sculptors, decorators and etchers"(in French), Paris, 1999; in German: Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenen Künstler " by Thieme / Becker. Leipzig, 1999 .

Inscription: signed lower left.

Technique: oil on paper. Original period frame.

Measurements: unframed w 3 3/4" x h 4 1/4" (9,5 x 10,8 cm cm),matted and framed w 9 7/8 x h 12 1/4"(25 x 31 cm) .

Condition: in very good original condition.