Al barker - Two Miniature Oil Paintings

Updated September 3, 2026

Lot number	302
Estimate	800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Category	Fine Art & Prints
Auction	Fall Feature Decoy & Sporting Art Auction 2026
Date	September 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM EDT
Auction house	American Sporting Auctions
Location	Syracuse, New York

Al Barker (b. 1941) Bordentown, NJ Dead Bird, 2026 Oil on board Sight 5" by 7" | Frame 8.5" by 11" Sand Bar Set, 2026 Oil on board Sight 3.5" by 7" | Frame 7" by 10" Signed "Al Barker (c)" lower right. Al's quintessential scenes of hunting, the outdoor lifestyle, and nature flawlessly capture a quiet and breathtaking beauty, bringing the viewer intimately into the scene without disrupting the magical and private moments his subjects are experiencing. Al says that, "The small towns and villages and the wildlife which border and utilize the tidal marshes/estuaries have always interested me. The seasonal influence as well as the daily tidal changes constantly create interesting color patterns. The changing color is, I think, the most important aspect which influences me for after completing a painting I want people to say to themselves, I have been there and seen that." Al was born in New Jersey and was raised within the New York Cly Metropolitan area where he learned to appreciate the outdoors by spending a great deal of time hunting and fishing. These activities, no doubt influenced his decision to pursue academic studies in Environmental Science where he earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Forestry and later received a National Fellowship for Doctorate work After these academic studies, Al became a Forestry-educator and worked private industry and eventually taught his trade on the post-secondary level. Without formal art training he began drawing and painting wildlife scenes to assist his teaching curricula and has been greatly influenced by the works of Milton Weiler and Don Stone, N.A. Presently as a full-time artist, Al specializes in smaller sized paintings completing works in both oil and watercolor as well as rendering many small editions of etchings. Al is one of a few artists that have exhibited continuously at the Easton Waterfowl Festival, Easton, Maryland since its inception over thirty years ago. Al has won over fifty major awards in premier art competitions and principle exhibitions include Grand National American Artists Professional League, New York; Greenwich Workshop Galleries, Connecticut and California; Settlers West, Arizona; Gallery 1, Ohio, and Salmagundi Club, New York. Mr. Barker's work can be seen in almost every National Miniature Exhibition in the continental United States.Condition: Excellent and original

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