Émile Henri Bernard (April 28, 1868 – April 16, 1941) is known as a Post-Impressionist painter who had relations to Van Gogh and Gauguin and, at a later time, to Cézanne. Most of his notable work was accomplished at a young age, in the years 1886 through 1897. Less known is Bernard's literary work, comprising plays, poetry, and art critical as well as art historical statements that contain first hand information on the crucial period of modern ar...
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Émile Henri Bernard (April 28, 1868 – April 16, 1941) is known as a Post-Impressionist painter who had relations to Van Gogh and Gauguin and, at a later time, to Cézanne. Most of his notable work was accomplished at a young age, in the years 1886 through 1897. Less known is Bernard's literary work, comprising plays, poetry, and art critical as well as art historical statements that contain first hand information on the crucial period of modern art to which Bernard had contributed.
Emile Henri Bernard was born in Lille, France in 1868. As in his younger years his sister was sick, Emile was unable to receive much attention from his parents; he therefore stayed with his grandmother, who owned a laundry in Lille, employing more than twenty people. She was one of the greatest supporters of his art. The Family moved to Paris in 1878, where Émile attended the Collège Sainte-Barbe.
He began his studies at the École des Arts Décoratifs. In 1884, joined the Atelier Cormon where he experimented...
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