PROVENANCE:
Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, Hong Kong
Private collection, Asia

Bernard Cathelin painterly approach adopted and inherited the spirit of the French Les Nabis, a group of Post-Impressionist avant-garde artists who set the pace for fine arts during the 1890s in France. Katherine–Casque d'Or encompasses broad brush strokes and a warm colour palette of sweet melodious harmony and and artistic charm. Katherine–Casque d'Or exhibits to one of Bernard Cathelin's beloved subject matter of portraitures. The red-orangey short haired Katherine is accessorized with a pair of golden circular loop earrings extenuating her long slender neck, further adorned with a golden necklace as her icy blue eyes gazes calmly into the distant, against a soft warm palette that gives off a halo glow outlining the exterior of Katherine's slender graceful body. In retrospect, Bernard Katherine maintained a deep-rooted love for his country and particularly for the Drôme. The artist studied among artists such as Maurice Brianchon and Henri Matisse. His magnificent painting rendered primarily using brushes and palette knives with oil on canvas filled with rich colours and textures to honour his poetic subjects as he travelled extensively around the world in search of inspirations for his artistic productions. In 1997, the Musée de Valence dedicated a retrospective of the artist’s work. The Shanghai Art Museum in China had organized a retrospective exhibition presenting 40 years of Bernard Cathelin's works in 2000.