Was an artist, like one of the Barrymores (4)
I believe the answer is:
drew
'one of the barrymores' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for drew that I've seen before include "Dragged, finished level" , "Ronnie of the Dubliners" , "Pictured" , "was attractive" , "neither won nor lost" .)