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Caricature of Paul Gauguin

1889

Émile Bernard

(French, 1868–1941)

France, 19th century

Watercolor and black ink on paper

Sheet: 19.9 x 15.5 cm (7 13/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

Bequest of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandfather, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 2018.75

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Description

Émile Bernard worked closely with Paul Gauguin in the village of Pont-Aven during the late 1880s, adopting a new style that emphasized imagination rather than observed reality. This caricatural portrait dates to their most intense period of collaboration, and shows Gauguin as the leader of a new school of painting, seated regally and holding a walking stick that resembles a scepter.

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upper edge, above image, in pen and brown ink: Caricature de P. Gauguin / in pale brown ink: (Coastal Indian)

Inscription

in pen and brown ink: 1889 / E. Bernard

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lower right: E. Bernard 89

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verso: long inscription in pen and brown ink

Provenance

1974

(Christie's, London, July 5, 1974, no. 285)

1976

(Sotheby's, London, April 8, 1976, no. 279, sold to Dr. Anton C.R. Dreesmann, Amsterdam)

1976-2002

Dr. Anton C.R. Dreesmann [1923-2000], Amsterdam

2002

(Christie's, London, Dreesmann sale, April 9, 2002, no. 38, sold to William Kelly SImpson, Katonah, NY)

2002-2018

William Kelly Simpson [1928-2017], Katonah, NY, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

2018-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Lemonedes, Heather, Belinda Thomson, Agnieszka Juszczak. Paul Gauguin: the Breakthrough into Modernity. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2009. Mentioned: pp. 177, 238; Reproduced: p. 178, cat. 102,

Jaulme, André and Henri Moncel. Cinquantenaire du symbolisme, exposition de manuscrits autographes, estampes, peintures, sculptures, éditions rares, portraits, objets d’art. Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1936

Sotheby's, London. Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings, Watercolours and Sculpture. April 8, 1976. Lot 279. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 77, no. 279

Christie's, London. The Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann Collection: Impressionist & Modern Art. April 9, 2002. Lot 38. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 49, no. 38

Exhibition history

Cinquantenaire du Symbolisme. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris (1936).

Paul Gauguin: Paris, 1889. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 4, 2009-January 18, 2010); Van Gogh Museum, 1070 AJ Amsterdam, Netherlands (February 18-June 6, 2010).

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