Xavier J. Barile Oil Painting "Beatriz Chagoya", 1960

Item Details

Xavier J. Barile (Italian-American; 1891 – 1981)
Beatriz Chagoya, 1960
Oil painting on panel
Signed to the lower right and to verso
Title, date, and subtitle “Mexico-Talavera Costume” inscribed to verso

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 varnish and surface; surface abrasions with paint loss above left shoulder of figure and near end of hair; overpainting restoration throughout surface of piece; nicks and scratches to frame along all sides and to verso; accretion throughout.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 19" W x 23" H.

Item #

18DCC659-1942