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While technically not a member of the group, Bernard identified with the philosophical and mystical underpinnings of Symbolism both in art and literature, particularly with the poetry and ideas of Baudelaire and Mallarmé. His paintings and prints often feature Christian motifs.
- French
- April 28, 1868
- Lille, France
- April 16, 1941
The smoking Hashish Emile Bernard • 1900 After the Bath (The Nymphs) Emile Bernard • 1908 Portrait of a Woman Emile Bernard • 1919
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Émile Bernard (1868–1941) was a French artist and writer who helped develop Post-Impressionism and two of its styles (Cloisonnism and Synthetism) during the late 19th century. Originally from Lille, he moved to Paris as a teenager, where he first attended École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and then joined Atelier Cormon—the same studio attended by ...
Paul Gauguin
Bernard first came across French artist Paul Gauguin(1848–1903) after living in Pont-Aven in 1886. At the time Bernard was 18 and Gauguin was 38, but the older artist wrote that he was impressed at Bernard's highly original ideas about painting. Over the course of the next few years, the two friends would remain in close contact. Bernard's desire to create art that was founded in simplicity, not individuality, and accessible to everyone resonated with Gauguin. Some of Bernard's painting's mos...
Vincent van Gogh
A year after Bernard's first meeting with Gauguin, he met Vincent van Gogh(1853–1890), who was 11 years his senior. They attended a private art school called Académie Julian, where Van Gogh became immediately enthusiastic about Bernard's style. Since Bernard, Gauguin, and Van Gogh were all acquainted and interested in each other's art, they formed a creative relationship, sending letters and art to one another for long stretches of time. In one exchange, Bernard sent his painting Breton Women...
Post-Impressionism
The young Bernard began his artistic path in the beginnings of the Post-Impressionist movement. However, unlike other artistic periods which can be described as having one standardized style, this movement included several different styles. The only features that these sub-styles had in common was an emphasis on color and expressive brushstrokes. Likewise, Bernard's early work spans a variety of influences and experiments, including a period of pointillism—a technique which employs numerous c...
Cloisonnism
Cloisonnism is a Post-Impressionist style characterized by flat areas of color and dark linework. Its name derives from the decorative technique cloisonné, which describes metalwork objects that contain colorful glass within wire frames. In addition to color and line, this style also employed a lack of classical perspective—which led to a tapestry-like effect—and simplified forms. Bernard and Gauguin, as well as artists Anquetin and Serusier, were at the center of this style's origin. Its inf...
Synthetism
After Cloisonnism, Bernard and Gauguin helped found another Post-Impressionist style called Synthetism. While quite similar in feeling to Cloisonnism, Synthetism can be distinguished from its predecessor for a slightly more subdued appearance. It features flat areas of color and simplified forms but lacks the same thick dark lines that characterize works of Cloisonnism. Painter Marice Denis described Synthetism: “It is well to remember that a picture before being a battle horse, a nude woman,...
Women Bathing - Bernard, Emile. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. In 1887, working in collaboration with his friend Louis Anquetin, Émile Bernard created a painting style based on flat colours enclosed within thick simplified outlines, somewhat like the popular images d'Épinal and Japanese prints. The style received the name of cloisonnism ...
Details. Title: Bathing Women. Creator: Emile BERNARD. Date Created: 1890/1890. Physical Dimensions: 65 cm x 81 cm. Provenance: Assisted purchase—FRAM. Subject Keywords: Bathers, trees,...
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Emile Bernard: List of works. Boy in the grass, 1886; Bathers with Red Cow, 1887; Earthware Pot and Apples, 1887; Iron Bridges at Asniéres, 1887; The Cliffs at Le Pouldu, 1887; Young Woman in Kimono, Reading, 1887; Breton Women in the Meadow, 1888; Buckwheat Harvesters at Pont Aven, 1888; Self-Portrait with Portrait of Gauguin, 1888; Bathers ...
