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Émile Bernard
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Émile Bernard
- Au Cabaret
- signed Emile Bernard (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 41.8 by 49.5cm., 16 1/2 by 19 1/2 in.
Provenance
Clement Altariba, Paris (the artist's son-in-law)
Sale: Palais Galliéra, Paris, 6th December 1975, lot 45
Private Collection, Europe (purchased at the above sale and sold: Christie's, London, 19th June 2007, lot 375)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Palais Galliéra, Paris, 6th December 1975, lot 45
Private Collection, Europe (purchased at the above sale and sold: Christie's, London, 19th June 2007, lot 375)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Bremen, Kunsthalle & Lille, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Emile Bernard, 1868-1941: Peintures, dessins, gravures, 1967, no. 6, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Jean-Jacques Luthi, Emile Bernard, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 1982, no. 64, illustrated p.14
Condition
The canvas is lined. UV examination reveals some areas of retouching to the lower part of the left edge and a further area of retouching to the right part of the upper edge. There are some fine lines of craquelure in places. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition, and there is a lovely rich surface.
Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though some of the greens are slightly more muted in the original.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
1887 was a pivotal year in Emile Bernard’s artistic development, for it was in November of that year that he exhibited together with Vincent van Gogh and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec at the Grand Restaurant-Bouillon on the Boulevard de Clichy. Leading to this exhibition, Bernard had been devising a new painting style in collaboration with Louis Anquetin that made use of bold tonal contrasts and flat plains of block colour. Bernard’s amalgam of the stylistic innovation of Van Gogh and contemporary Parisian subject matter of Toulouse-Lautrec made for a fantastic visual dialogue in his œuvre at this time.