Animal Head c. 1939

Gerard Barnett's "Animal Head," a watercolor on paper, is a study in the imaginative and the realistic. The piece depicts a fierce-looking animal head, possibly a dragon or a griffin, with its mouth open, revealing a long tongue. This detailed rendering in browns and yellows hints at Barnett's meticulous approach to capturing the texture and form of the subject. While the work's precise inspiration remains unclear, it showcases Barnett's talent for rendering animal morphology, drawing upon both the natural world and the realm of mythical creatures.