André Barbier is a French artist close to impressionism and post-impressionism, known for his scenes of daily life and his landscapes of Paris and its immediate suburbs, Normandy, the French Riviera and Italy. His work reflects a harmonious balance between tradition and innovation, exploring the nuances of natural light in a unique way.

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In 1903, at the age of twenty, André Barbier moved to Paris. He became the friend of Claude Monet and also frequented Albert Marquet, Maurice Denis and Georges d'Espagnat. André Barbier is described by those close to him as generous, altruistic, open-minded, passionate about music, astronomy and photography. He exhibited at the Salon des Independants from 1903 to 1938 as well as at the Salon d'Automne and Tuileries. His works are presented in solo exhibitions in galleries, in particular at the Durand-Ruel Gallery.

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His works are part of several private and public collections : at the Orsay Museum in Paris, the National Center for Plastic Arts in Paris, the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon, the Municipal Fund for Contemporary Art of the City of Paris, the Museum of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, the Museum of Fine Arts in Paris, the Museum of Fine Arts in Orléans, the Museum of Art and History of Lisieux and the Alphonse-Georges Poulain Museum in Vernon.

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