Barbizon House

This London gallery located at 8 Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square in London's Mayfair was run by Edinburgh-born art dealer David Croal Thomson (1855-1930) and then by his son William Lockett Halton Thomson always referred to as Lockett Thomson, (1898-1990). Croal Thomson was an influential man in the art world not only a friend of Paul Cezanne but managed the London branch of the Goupil Gallery, (1885-1897), he was a partner at Agnew's, (1898-1908) and was with The French Gallery in Pall Mall, 1909-1918. Croal Thomson was also President of the Fine Arts Provident Institution from 1911-1916, before becoming the proprietor of Barbizon House which he ran from 1918-1924 in partnership with his son Lockett Thomson. He was an influential critic, biographer and journalist. His contribution to art related magazines was considerable and his published books substantial. His much-famed magazine commenced in 1919 and depicted a large amount of the artworks covering all periods that were shown in his gallery. In his capacity as a dealer as well as a critic and editor for the Year’s Art and the Art Journal, he was in regular contact with leading artists, dealers and art historians.