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Before he had reached age 20, the precocious Bernard worked alongside Paul Gauguin and engaged in a lively correspondence with Vincent van Gogh. Toward the end of 1889, Van Gogh observed a shift in the young artist’s work and noted in a letter to his sister, “Bernard is trying to do elegant, modern figures in the manner of ancient Greek and Egyptian art.” The elongated, seemingly weightless forms in <em>The Nymphs </em>reflect Bernard’s stylistic evolution. This vividly hand-colored woodcut is one of only three known impressions of this print.
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79484
label
The Nymphs
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obj
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print
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Source metadata
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79484
contentType
print
title
The Nymphs
description
Before he had reached age 20, the precocious Bernard worked alongside Paul Gauguin and engaged in a lively correspondence with Vincent van Gogh. Toward the end of 1889, Van Gogh observed a shift in the young artist’s work and noted in a letter to his sister, “Bernard is trying to do elegant, modern figures in the manner of ancient Greek and Egyptian art.” The elongated, seemingly weightless forms in <em>The Nymphs </em>reflect Bernard’s stylistic evolution. This vividly hand-colored woodcut is one of only three known impressions of this print.
date
1890
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79471767
creators
46188
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Print
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 59.1 x 47.8 cm (23 1/4 x 18 13/16 in.); Image: 47.5 x 35 cm (18 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
2015.152
Source extras
tec
Woodcut, hand-colored with watercolor
tombstone
The Nymphs, 1890. Émile Bernard (French, 1868–1941). Woodcut, hand-colored with watercolor; sheet: 59.1 x 47.8 cm (23 1/4 x 18 13/16 in.); image: 47.5 x 35 cm (18 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the museum's one-hundredth anniversary, 2015.152
collection
PR - Woodcut
inscriptions
inscription
lower right, in graphite: a Paul Gachet / Emile Bernard / 1889
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016.
page_number
Reproduced: P. 68
citation
Lemonedes, Heather. “Acquisitions 2015.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 56, no. 2 (March/April 2016): 18-19.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 18; Mentioned: p. 19, 22
creditline
Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of the museum's one-hundredth anniversary
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2026-05-29 04:57:31.782000
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79484
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Prints
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PR - Woodcut
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Woodcut, hand-colored with watercolor
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male
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