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Untitled, by Émile Bernard, watercolor, 1890

Untitled

Émile Bernard

1890

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Untitled is a 1890 watercolor by Émile Bernard, a Impressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?
Émile Bernard
When & what style?
1890 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting features a list of 16 names, likely of artists, in French. The names are written in a decorative, brown font, with some words overlapping or cut off by the edges of the paper. The background of the painting is a light beige color, with some darker brown marks and smudges visible. To the right of the list, there is a small illustration of three geese, with a few plants and flowers surrounding them. The illustration is done in the same brown color as the text, and is also somewhat rough and sketchy in style. The painting's use of a list format and decorative typography gives it a sense of formality and elegance, while the illustration of the geese adds a touch of whimsy and playfulness. For more information on the artist's use of watercolor, explore the technique of watercolor.

About the artist

Portrait of Émile Bernard
Artist

Émile Bernard

Émile Henri Bernard (French pronunciation: ; 28 April 1868 – 16 April 1941) was a French Post-Impressionist painter and writer, who had artistic friendships with Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Eugène Boch, and at a later time, Paul Cézanne.

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