Online bidders snap up rare James Barry prints at Forum Auctions
Two versions of a rare mezzotint self-portrait by the Irish artist James Barry (1741-1806) excelled when offered for sale at Forum Auctions. Both plates, one an unrecorded proof impression, the other possibly inscribed by the artist, took multi-estimate sums from online bidders.
This mezzotint, produced by an unknown engraver about 1802, shows what, in The Life and Art of James…