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Portrait of Paul Sérusier

1893

Émile Bernard

(French, 1868–1941)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
gouache and watercolor on thin beige wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 41.9 x 27.7 cm (16 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.); Secondary Support: 52.2 x 36.7 cm (20 9/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Kelly Simpson 2018.76
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The subject of this portrait, Émile Bernard, was known as "the Nabi with the red beard" for his distinctive facial hair.

Description

Throughout his career, Émile Bernard made numerous portraits of his friends and colleagues, including this image of the painter Paul Sérusier. The two artists traveled to Florence in 1893 to study Renaissance painting and exchanged portraits of one another while they were there. Bernard portrayed his friend formally, presenting him frontally alongside a notation that the drawing was made during his Italian travels.
A vertically oriented gouache and watercolor painting on beige paper depicts a man with light skin and a long, light-brown beard and hair. Defined by thick brushstrokes and white highlights, he faces our right with light blue eyes. He wears a muted blue-gray jacket against a backdrop of dark green brushwork. Handwritten script in the lower left corner identifies the subject as Paul Sérusier and the artist as Émile Bernard.

Portrait of Paul Sérusier

1893

Émile Bernard

(French, 1868–1941)
France, 19th century

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