Xavier J. Barile Oil Painting of a Boat at Dock

Item Details

Xavier J. Barile (Italian-American, 1891 – 1981)
Untitled (maritime scene), mid to late 20th century
Oil painting on canvas board
Signed to the lower right

Xavier Barile was born in Italy, and immigrated to New York in 1907. After learning English he studied at Evening Art Classes at Cooper Union Institute in New York and eventually enrolled in the Art Students League, New York City where he studied under John Sloan, Reginald Marsh and Victor Perard. He was part of the informal Ashcan School, a group that painted scenes from daily life in New York’s poorer neighborhoods. He exhibited across the United States, at venues including the Whitney Studio Club, The Kit Kat Club, The Cincinnati Museum, The New Mexico Museum and his work is held in The National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA) Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Condition

- discoloration to painting and accretion to surface; edge wear to canvas board with slight paint loss and torn holes to canvas along side edges.

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Item #

ITMG331308