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WILL BARNET Child Reaching (Child in an Interior).
Watercolor on board, circa late 1930s. 265x340 mm; 10 1/2x13 1/2 inches. Signed in ink, lower right recto.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by current owner, private collection, New York.
The present watercolor is reminiscent of Barnet's (1911-2012) 1940s-era woodcut, Child Reaching (see Szoke 83), exploring the themes of childhood mischievousness and play. The pull toy is also recurring, affectionately called a "Go-Go" by Barnet's family. The toy appears in Go-Go, a 1947 screenprint (see Szoke 93) and in several later works.
