Bernard, EmileFrench, 1868–1941La grand mère
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Sep 29, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
- Accession number
- s0205V1962
Meanwhile, in the life of Bernard, Emile
The whole life1884–1885 · Workplace
Paris
1884–1886
Cormon's atelier, Anquetin and Toulouse-Lautrec
After beginning at the École des Arts Décoratifs, Bernard joins Fernand Cormon's atelier — dated 1884 by English Wikipedia and 1886 by Russian. There he experiments with Impressionism and Pointillism and befriends Louis Anquetin and Toulouse-Lautrec; according to the Russian article he also meets van Gogh there.
August 1886
First meeting with Gauguin in Pont-Aven
In August 1886 in Pont-Aven Bernard meets Gauguin for the first time; they exchange little about art but look forward to meeting again. Looking back, Bernard said his own talent was already fully developed, and he believed that his style played a considerable part in the development of Gauguin's mature style.
1887
Cloisonnism, developed together with Anquetin
In 1887 Bernard and Louis Anquetin develop cloisonnism — bold forms separated by dark contours; in the spring they “turn against Neo-Impressionism”. Many, however, credit Anquetin with the technique, and Bernard was probably also influenced by the works of Cézanne he had seen.
1887–1888
An exhibition in the restaurant on the Avenue de Clichy
Back in Paris, Bernard attends the Académie Julian and meets van Gogh, who is impressed by his work. He finds a restaurant on the Avenue de Clichy where his work is shown alongside that of van Gogh, Anquetin and Toulouse-Lautrec; van Gogh calls the group the “School of the Petit Boulevard”.
