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    • John Farrar, 1928-1972, At the Market
      Sep. 14, 2024

      John Farrar, 1928-1972, At the Market

      Est: $10,000 - $15,000

      John Farrar 1928-1972 At the Market 1942 oil on canvas 22 x 26 inches signed and dated Farrar's paintings very rarely come on the market, and this example is a masterwork. He grew up in Washington, D.C. and exhibited scenes of daily life, as well as portraits, regularly at the Barnett-Aden Gallery in the 1940s. This work, bearing partial labels, was possibly exhibited there. Farrar suffered from alcoholism and mental illness and was in and out of institutions and prison his adult life. He died at the age of 44 as a ward of the state. Farrar exhibited a related painting at the Barnett-Aden Gallery titled, Grocery Boy, 1947, of a young boy carrying groceries down an alleyway.

      Black Art Auction
    • John Farrar (1927-1972), oil on canvas.
      Jul. 27, 2024

      John Farrar (1927-1972), oil on canvas.

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      In original frame. Image measures 22" x 26". Signed and dated 1942. A street scene, which was a popular subject of Farrar's. Farrar, an African American artist, who was recognized as a prodigy,  developed patrons among Washington DC's elite. Burdened with schizophrenia, Farrar's career was cut short. Atleast 17 articles were published on Farrar between 1942 - 1945, his hayday as an artist. At his death he was given a military funeral and buried in the Garden of Honors in Hyattsville, Maryland.

      Guyette & Deeter
    • JOHN FARRAR (1928 - 1972) Untitled (Embassy Row).
      Oct. 08, 2019

      JOHN FARRAR (1928 - 1972) Untitled (Embassy Row).

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      JOHN FARRAR (1928 - 1972) Untitled (Embassy Row). Oil on linen canvas, 1947. 508x711 mm; 20x28 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, Scott Kirkpatrick, Washington, DC; thence by descent to the current owner, private collection, Delaware. Scott Kirkpatrick was the manager of the National Theatre in the 1960s and 70s, and knew Alma Thomas and other Washington DC artists.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • JOHN FARRAR (1928 - 1972) Untitled (Washington Circle).
      Oct. 08, 2019

      JOHN FARRAR (1928 - 1972) Untitled (Washington Circle).

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      JOHN FARRAR (1928 - 1972) Untitled (Washington Circle). Oil on linen canvas, 1947. 483x584 mm; 19x23 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, Scott Kirkpatrick, Washington, DC; thence by descent to the current owner, private collection, Delaware. Scott Kirkpatrick was the manager of the National Theatre in the 1960s and 70s, and knew Alma Thomas and other Washington DC artists. Born in Huntsville, MD, John Farrar received acclaim as a teenager in the Washington, DC scene. At the age of fourteen, he won the Times-Herald Art Fair scholarship, and had a year of study with Eliasz Lanarek, a Polish artist. He also later studied at the Art Students League in New York. Farrar was championed by by James V. Aden and Alonzo Aden of the Barnett-Aden Gallery who frequently exhibited his work. Farrar painted social realist scenes of Washington DC neighborhoods and expressive portraits through the 1940s. Afflicted with alcoholism and schizophrenia, Farrar sadly spent much of his adult life in mental institutions and jail, and never had the opportunity to reach his potential as an artist. At the age of 44, he died in obscurity in St. Elizabeth Hospital, a ward of the state. John Farrar's paintings are very scarce today - his work is best known by illustrations of several excellent examples that were once part of the Barnett Aden collection, including Grocery Boy, Guitar Player, The Couple and his striking Self-Portrait. We believe this and the following lot are the first paintings of Farrar's to come to auction.

      Swann Auction Galleries
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