Marian Barnes specialised in pictures of flowers but she was also capable of handling other subject matter very well as shown in this example which is a portrait she did of her sister Valerie Barnes. (This image was donated by a private collector).

Click on the picture for more details and a larger image. This picture can also be seen on the wall of Marian's studio in the photograph on the main artists page. Valerie Louise Barnes was three years younger than Marian Barnes, being born in about 1865 so she would have been 27 when this picture was painted in 1892. She died in 1946 aged 81, and she is buried in the same grave as Marian. A photograph of the grave is shown below. According to their chauffeur, Valerie was the prettiest of the sisters as one can well believe from this painting.

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