Portræt af Émile Bernard

The 100 Most Famous Émile Bernard Paintings, a Gallery Selection

Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 201 værker af Émile Bernard i vores katalog

In short

Of all the originals Émile Bernard left, the most famous is Iron Bridges at Asnières (1887), in the collection of the MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Close behind it come Portrait of Marie Lemasson (1892) and Self-Portrait 1918 (1919). Our catalog holds 201 works by Émile Bernard; the gallery has kept the 100 the world admires most, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.

1868 – 1941, Lille Post-impressionist synthetism Flest værker: Van Gogh Museet

Émile Bernard's top 10 paintings: the gallery's choice

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Iron Bridges at Asnières (1887) af Émile Bernard

Iron Bridges at Asnières

1887 · Oil On Canvas · MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City

The scene unfolds within the frame of Iron Bridges at Asnières, a work that captures a specific moment in the evolution of modern painting. Created in 1887, this piece emerges from the creative energy of the late nineteenth century. The artist, Émile Bernard, moves away from the fleeting light of earlier movements to find a new way of seeing the world. This Post-Impressionist work marks a departure from simple observation,…

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Portrait of Marie Lemasson (1892) af Émile Bernard

Portrait of Marie Lemasson

1892 · Oil On Canvas · Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Marie Lemasson sits before the viewer, a quiet presence anchored in a sea of teal and seafoam green. Her gaze is direct, meeting the eye with a stoic, unblinking calm. She wears a pale lavender-white blouse that catches the diffused light, a soft contrast to the deep burgundy of her skirt. The background is a rhythmic arrangement of vertical stripes, creating a shallow space that pushes her figure forward. There…

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Self-Portrait 1918 (1919) af Émile Bernard

Self-Portrait 1918

1919 · Oil On Paper · Van Gogh Museet, Amsterdam

An intimate study of an aging artist, this oil on paper portrait captures a moment of profound introspection. The subject is positioned in a close-up view, his head and upper torso emerging from a deep, shadowed background. He holds a palette and brush, tools of his trade that anchor the composition in the act of creation. The lighting is highly directional, striking the face from the upper left and casting…

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Portrait of a Black Woman (1895) af Émile Bernard

Portrait of a Black Woman

1895 · Oil On Canvas · Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

The gaze of the subject meets the viewer in Portrait of a Black Woman, a work that captures a quiet, heavy stillness. Painted by Émile Bernard, this piece emerges from a period of intense creative exploration. It exists under the title Portrait of a Black Woman, though some records identify the work as Study Of A Mulatto Woman, 1895. This distinction offers a glimpse into how the subject is perceived…

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Night Festival (1888) af Émile Bernard

Night Festival

1888 · Oil · Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven

The evening air feels heavy and alive in Night Festival, an oil painting by Émile Bernard. Created about 1888, this work captures a moment of communal celebration suspended in the dark. The scene pulls the viewer into a nocturnal gathering where the glow of light meets the deep shadows of the night. It is a piece that belongs firmly to the Post-Impressionist movement, marking a departure from the fleeting light…

The Émile Bernard selection continues, 11 to 100

11Portrait du père Tanguy (1887) af Émile BernardPortrait du père Tanguy1887 · Kunstmuseum Basel 12Victorine Lelopin (1891) af Émile BernardVictorine Lelopin1891 · Ackland Art Museum 13The Wave (1892) af Émile BernardThe Wave1892 · Ackland Art Museum 14The Salon (1890) af Émile BernardThe Salon1890 · Dallas Museum of Art 15Confirmand's Procession (1891) af Émile BernardConfirmand's Procession1891 · Davis Museum and Cultural Center 16The Breton wrestlers (1889) af Émile BernardThe Breton wrestlers1889 17Portrait of Madeline, the Artist's Sister (1889) af Émile BernardPortrait of Madeline, the Artist's Sister1889 · Art Museum at The University of Kentucky 18Breton Girl with a Red Umbrella (1888) af Émile BernardBreton Girl with a Red Umbrella1888 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 19Self-Portrait as a Troubadour (1892) af Émile BernardSelf-Portrait as a Troubadour1892 · National Museum of Western Art 20The Annunciation (1890) af Émile BernardThe Annunciation1890 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum 21Inside a Shop in Pont-Aven (1887) af Émile BernardInside a Shop in Pont-Aven1887 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum 22The Artist's Grandmother (1887) af Émile BernardThe Artist's Grandmother1887 · Museum of Fine Arts 23Woman Sitting in a Field: Brittany (1890) af Émile BernardWoman Sitting in a Field: Brittany1890 · Van Gogh Museet 24Symbolic Self-Portrait (1891) af Émile BernardSymbolic Self-Portrait1891 · Musée d'Orsay 25Portrait of my sister Madeleine (1888) af Émile BernardPortrait of my sister Madeleine1888 · Musée Toulouse-Lautrec 26Gaulish apple pickers (1892) af Émile BernardGaulish apple pickers1892 27Portrait de Madame Lemasson (1891) af Émile BernardPortrait de Madame Lemasson1891 28Death of the Knight (La Mort du cavalier) (1892) af Émile BernardDeath of the Knight (La Mort du cavalier)1892 29Woman in Profile (1895) af Émile BernardWoman in Profile1895 30Three Women on the Banks of a River (1895) af Émile BernardThree Women on the Banks of a River1895 31Fellah Women at the Bath (1900) af Émile BernardFellah Women at the Bath1900 · Musée des Beaux-Arts 32Bathing Men (1904) af Émile BernardBathing Men1904 · Musée d’Unterlinden 33Breton Women in a Ferry Boat (1900) af Émile BernardBreton Women in a Ferry Boat1900 · Museum of Art 34Toilet of Venus (1911) af Émile BernardToilet of Venus1911 · Musée des Beaux-Arts 35Woman's Head (1920) af Émile BernardWoman's Head1920 · Harvard Art Museums 36Melancholy (1935) af Émile BernardMelancholy1935 · Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris 37Portrait of  Andries Bonger (1861-1936), his wife Annie van der Linden and Emile Bernard (1868-1941) (1908) af Émile BernardPortrait of Andries Bonger (1861-1936), his wife Annie van der Linden and Emile Bernard (1868-1941)1908 · Van Gogh Museet 38Breton Women (1940) af Émile BernardBreton Women1940 · Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris 39Self-Portrait (1888) af Émile BernardSelf-Portrait1888 · Barnes Foundation 40Board decorated with tendrils and flowers (1906) af Émile BernardBoard decorated with tendrils and flowers1906 · Van Gogh Museet 41Landscape at Pont-Aven with Poplars (1888) af Émile BernardLandscape at Pont-Aven with Poplars1888 · Musée de Pont-Aven 42Still life with flowers in a jug (1904) af Émile BernardStill life with flowers in a jug1904 · Van Gogh Museet 43The Adoration of the Shepherds (1889) af Émile BernardThe Adoration of the Shepherds1889 · Musée de Pont-Aven 44Study for The Buckwheat Harvesters (1888) af Émile BernardStudy for The Buckwheat Harvesters1888 · Musée de Pont-Aven 45Breton Women with Seaweed af Émile BernardBreton Women with SeaweedIndianapolis Kunstmuseum 46Funeral palls 1 (1885) af Émile BernardFuneral palls 11885 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper 47Funeral palls 2 (1885) af Émile BernardFuneral palls 21885 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper 48Houses in Pont-Aven (1890) af Émile BernardHouses in Pont-Aven1890 · Wallraf-Richartz-Museum 49Landscape, Saint-Briac (1888) af Émile BernardLandscape, Saint-Briac1888 · Kelvingrove Kunstgalleri og Museum 50Still Life with Fruit, Cup and Pitcher (1888) af Émile BernardStill Life with Fruit, Cup and Pitcher1888 · Des Moines Art Center 51Two Breton women in a meadow (1886) af Émile BernardTwo Breton women in a meadow1886 · Van Gogh Museet 52Boy sitting in the grass (1886) af Émile BernardBoy sitting in the grass1886 · Van Gogh Museet 53Woman Walking on the Banks of the Aven (1890) af Émile BernardWoman Walking on the Banks of the Aven1890 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 54The Cliffs at Le Pouldu (1887) af Émile BernardThe Cliffs at Le Pouldu1887 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum 55Still Life with Fruit (1890) af Émile BernardStill Life with Fruit1890 · Art Institute of Chicago 56House Among Trees: Pont-Aven (1888) af Émile BernardHouse Among Trees: Pont-Aven1888 · Van Gogh Museet 57Vase with Flowers and Cup (1887) af Émile BernardVase with Flowers and Cup1887 · Van Gogh Museet 58Landscape at Pont-Aven (1889) af Émile BernardLandscape at Pont-Aven1889 · Van Gogh Museet 59Still Life with Flowers (1887) af Émile BernardStill Life with Flowers1887 · Norton Simon Museum 60Brittany Landscape (1888) af Émile BernardBrittany Landscape1888 · Norton Simon Museum 61Still Life with Jug (1890) af Émile BernardStill Life with Jug1890 · Gothenburg Museum of Art 62Still Life with Teapot, Apples and Dishes (1892) af Émile BernardStill Life with Teapot, Apples and Dishes1892 63Still Life with Pears on a White Tablecloth (1891) af Émile BernardStill Life with Pears on a White Tablecloth1891 64Catalogue for the Van Gogh Exhibition at Le Barc de Boutteville and Lottery Ticket (1891) af Émile BernardCatalogue for the Van Gogh Exhibition at Le Barc de Boutteville and Lottery Ticket1891 65Springtime (1892) af Émile BernardSpringtime1892 66Woman at Saint-Briac (1886) af Émile BernardWoman at Saint-Briac1886 67Landscape, Saint Briac (1889) af Émile BernardLandscape, Saint Briac1889 68Orchard at Pont Aven (1886) af Émile BernardOrchard at Pont Aven1886 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper 69Still Life with Fruit and Pitcher (1896) af Émile BernardStill Life with Fruit and Pitcher1896 70Still Life with Grapes (1893) af Émile BernardStill Life with Grapes1893 71Spanish street musician and his family (1897) af Émile BernardSpanish street musician and his family1897 72Landscape, Aix-les-Bains (1904) af Émile BernardLandscape, Aix-les-Bains1904 · Hood Museum of Art 73View of Castle in Semur (1905) af Émile BernardView of Castle in Semur1905 · Tokyo Fuji Art Museum 74Jeune Fille Sur La Colline (1904) af Émile BernardJeune Fille Sur La Colline1904 · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 75Parisian Woman af Émile BernardParisian WomanNational Museum of Western Art 762 men .... sitting in a cellar af Émile Bernard2 men .... sitting in a cellar 77Woman standing af Émile BernardWoman standing 78On the boulevard af Émile BernardOn the boulevard 79Working bretones af Émile BernardWorking bretones 80Mercury and Two Women af Émile BernardMercury and Two Women 81Apple picking af Émile BernardApple picking 82Bretons with umbrellas af Émile BernardBretons with umbrellas 83Annunciation af Émile BernardAnnunciation 84Woman Sewing af Émile BernardWoman Sewing 85Bearing apple af Émile BernardBearing apple 86Death af Émile BernardDeath 87Banquet Scene af Émile BernardBanquet Scene 88Breton Peasant Women in a field af Émile BernardBreton Peasant Women in a field 89Street Scene af Émile BernardStreet Scene 90La Dame au Manchon (Woman with a Muff) af Émile BernardLa Dame au Manchon (Woman with a Muff) 91Sleep af Émile BernardSleep 92Madeleine at the tree of love af Émile BernardMadeleine at the tree of lovePortland Museum of Art 93Study of bretons af Émile BernardStudy of bretons 94Au bord de la Marne af Émile BernardAu bord de la Marne 95Portrait of Paul Sérusier af Émile BernardPortrait of Paul Sérusier 96The Archer af Émile BernardThe Archer 97Christ Carrying the Cross with Saint Veronica near him af Émile BernardChrist Carrying the Cross with Saint Veronica near him 98Bridge at Pont-Aven af Émile BernardBridge at Pont-AvenDallas Museum of Art 99Portrait of a painter in a red robe af Émile BernardPortrait of a painter in a red robe 100Nude with a plate of cherries af Émile BernardNude with a plate of cherries

Émile Bernard's famous paintings, period by period

The subjects that held Émile Bernard's eye

The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.

The museums that keep Émile Bernard's originals

De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af Émile Bernard Malerier fra denne liste
Van Gogh Museet, AmsterdamVan Gogh Museet Amsterdam 11 Self-Portrait 1918, Woman Sitting in a Field: Brittany, Portrait of Andries Bonger (1861-1936), his wife Annie van der Linden and Emile Bernard (1868-1941)
Musée de Pont-Aven, HastenparckMusée de Pont-Aven Hastenparck 7 Landscape at Pont-Aven with Poplars, The Adoration of the Shepherds, Study for The Buckwheat Harvesters
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, MadridThyssen-Bornemisza Museum Madrid 4 The Annunciation, Inside a Shop in Pont-Aven, The Cliffs at Le Pouldu
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, QuimperMusée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper Quimper 4 Funeral palls 1, Funeral palls 2, Orchard at Pont Aven
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, KölnWallraf-Richartz-Museum Köln 3 Loving Couple, Houses in Pont-Aven
Dallas Museum of Art, DallasDallas Museum of Art Dallas 3 The Salon, Bridge at Pont-Aven
Musée des Beaux-Arts, ReimsMusée des Beaux-Arts Reims 3 Fellah Women at the Bath, Toilet of Venus
Ackland Art Museum, Chapel HillAckland Art Museum Chapel Hill 2 Victorine Lelopin, The Wave

Émile Bernard decade by decade: the original that defines each

Værker per årti

Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.

Collectors' questions about Émile Bernard's paintings

Which work is Émile Bernard most famous for?Reveal the answer

Iron Bridges at Asnières (1887), MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Portrait of Marie Lemasson (1892) and Self-Portrait 1918 (1919) come next.

What age was Émile Bernard when Iron Bridges at Asnières was made?Reveal the answer

19 years old: Iron Bridges at Asnières dates from 1887, and Émile Bernard was born in 1868.

What are the ten most famous Émile Bernard paintings?Reveal the answer

Iron Bridges at Asnières, Portrait of Marie Lemasson, Self-Portrait 1918, Buckwheat Harvesters at Pont Aven, Après le bain (les nymphes), Portrait of a Black Woman, Night Festival, The Harvest, Loving Couple og The Harvest at Saint-Briac. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.

How many paintings did Émile Bernard leave?Reveal the answer

Our catalog holds 201 works by Émile Bernard, dated from 1885 to 1940.

In which museums do Émile Bernard's masterpieces hang?Reveal the answer

Mostly in Van Gogh Museet (Amsterdam), Musée de Pont-Aven (Hastenparck) og Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Madrid). The museum table above lists them all.

In which years did Émile Bernard paint the most famous works?Reveal the answer

In 1880s: 29 of the 100 works on this page were made then, Iron Bridges at Asnières among them.

What are the first and the last famous originals of Émile Bernard?Reveal the answer

On this page, the earliest is Funeral palls 1 (1885) and the latest Breton Women (1940).

Which subjects did Émile Bernard choose most often?Reveal the answer

Women (10), People (6) og Woman (4), across the 100 works on this page.

Which technique did Émile Bernard use most?Reveal the answer

Oil On Canvas, for 6 of the 100 works on this page.

To which art movement does Émile Bernard belong?Reveal the answer

Post-impressionist synthetism, judging by the originals on this page.

Which Émile Bernard works hang at the Van Gogh Museet?Reveal the answer

Self-Portrait 1918, Woman Sitting in a Field: Brittany og Portrait of Andries Bonger (1861-1936), his wife Annie van der Linden and Emile Bernard (1868-1941): the Van Gogh Museet, Amsterdam holds 10 of the works on this page.

Can I commission a reproduction of a Émile Bernard painting?Reveal the answer

Yes, as a reproduction: the original stays in its museum, but any painting on this page can be painted by hand for you, made to order one at a time, from the painting's own page.

Émile Bernard: life and work

Émile Bernard: En postimpressionistisk pioner

Tidligt liv og uddannelse

  • Født: 28. april 1868 i Lille, Frankrig.
  • Émile Henri Bernards tidlige liv blev formet af sin søsters sygdom, hvilket førte til, at han primært blev opdraget af sin bedstemor, som drev et vaskeri i Lille. Dette støttende miljø fremmede hans kunstneriske tilbøjeligheder.
  • I 1878 flyttede familien til Paris, hvor Bernard gik på Collège Sainte-Barbe.
  • Han påbegyndte formelle kunststudier ved École des Arts Décoratifs og blev senere en del af Atelier Cormon i 1884. Her eksperimenterede han med impressionisme og pointillisme.
  • Hans ekspressive tendenser førte til en suspension fra École des Beaux-Arts, hvilket ansporede til en formativ rejse gennem Bretagne til fods.

Kunstnerisk udvikling og indflydelser

  • Bernards kunstneriske udvikling blev betydeligt påvirket af hans rejser i Bretagne, hvor han mødte lokale traditioner og landskaber, der resonerede dybt i ham.
  • Nøgleforhold: Et vendepunkt indtraf i august 1886, da han mødte Paul Gauguin i Pont-Aven. Dette møde antændte et tæt kunstnerisk venskab og påvirkede begge kunstneres stil gennemgribende.
  • Bernards stil spillede en afgørende rolle i formningen af Gauguins modne værk, især hans udforskning af symbolisme og flade former.
  • Han var også knyttet til Vincent van Gogh og indgik som en del af ”Skolen fra Petit-Boulevard” sammen med Anquetin og Toulouse-Lautrec.

Centrale kunstneriske bevægelser

  • Cloisonnisme: Bernard betragtes som en pioner inden for cloisonnisme, en stil karakteriseret ved dristige, flade former adskilt af mørke konturer – i lighed med farvet glas.
  • Synthetisme: Han spillede også en nøglerolle i udviklingen af synthetisme, som lagde vægt på skabelsen af kunst baseret på subjektive oplevelser og symbolsk betydning frem for direkte observation af naturen.
  • Disse bevægelser repræsenterede et brud med impressionismen og fokuserede i stedet på struktur, symbolik og emotionelt udtryk.

Bemærkelsesværdige værker

  • La Grandmère (1887): Et rørende portræt af hans bedstemor, der fremviser kunstnerens tidlige mestring af ekspressiv form og farve. Dette værk anses for at være et af hans mest ikoniske stykker.
  • Talrige bretonske landskaber, der indfanger essensen af det landlige liv i Bretagne.
  • Religiøse værker såsom ”Hyrdernes tilbedelse”, der demonstrerer hans udforskning af symbolske temaer.

Litterære bidrag og historisk betydning

  • Udover maleriet var Bernard en flittig forfatter, der producerede skuespil, poesi og kunstkritik. Hans skrifter giver værdifulde førstepersonsindsigter i udviklingen af den moderne kunst i hans samtid.
  • Eftermæle: Émile Bernards bidrag til postimpressionismen, især hans rolle i formningen af cloisonnisme og synthetisme, efterlod et varigt aftryk på den moderne kunsts gang.
  • Hans arbejde banede vejen for efterfølgende bevægelser som fauvisme og ekspressionisme og inspirerede generationer af kunstnere til at udforske subjektivt udtryk og symbolsk repræsentation.
  • Han døde i 1941 og efterlod sig et værk, der fortsat fejres for sin originalitet og kunstneriske innovation.

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