PRINTCatalogue Note:
ROSES D'INDE
DES REBATTIÈRES
BERNARD CATHELIN
Roses d'Inde des Rebattières exudes extraordinary romantic nostalgia through the use of a warm palette of amber, beige, yellow and autumn greens. The light plain on the left constitutes a source of light akin to the majestic warm sun rays beaming into a comforting home as it illuminates the naturalistic form of the delicate florets and leafy sprigs of the bouquet resting elegantly on its vase, while the defining lines on the color plain on the right cutting perpendicularly across the canvas connotes dimension and contrasts greatly with the sinuous lines defining the shape of the vase below the naturalistic arrangement of the bouquet. The present lot features a notable elegant temperament beautifully imbued with the poetic sentiments of Cathelin’s love for beautiful scenery of nature. The artist pays tribute to this wonderful world through his use of colors and means of a semi-figurative form to extenuation the naturalistic beauty of his subject matter, his palettes are extremely rich and often exhibit colors and quantities from the countries he had visited in the past, including Drôme, Mexico, India and Japan. Cathelin’s works are akin to a beautiful Japanese Haiku poem of great poetic sentiments.
In retrospect, Bernard Cathelin was born in Paris in 1919. Throughout his life, he has maintained a deep-rooted love for his country and especially for Drôme, the homeland of his mother. Cathelin have studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris and further explored on the techniques of painting under the guidance of M. Brianchon. Cathelin has exhibited in the Salon d' Automne, Salon des Tuileries, Salon de la Jeune Peinture among other established galleries globally including the United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland, Canada, Japan and Shanghai. In particular, the Musée de Valence dedicated a retrospective of the artists’ works in 1997. In 2000, the Shanghai Art Museum in China organized a retrospective exhibition presenting 40 years of Bernard Cathelin’s works in celebration of his contributions. Cathelin has received many awards through out the years as an affirmation to his artistic talents.
DES REBATTIÈRES
BERNARD CATHELIN
Roses d'Inde des Rebattières exudes extraordinary romantic nostalgia through the use of a warm palette of amber, beige, yellow and autumn greens. The light plain on the left constitutes a source of light akin to the majestic warm sun rays beaming into a comforting home as it illuminates the naturalistic form of the delicate florets and leafy sprigs of the bouquet resting elegantly on its vase, while the defining lines on the color plain on the right cutting perpendicularly across the canvas connotes dimension and contrasts greatly with the sinuous lines defining the shape of the vase below the naturalistic arrangement of the bouquet. The present lot features a notable elegant temperament beautifully imbued with the poetic sentiments of Cathelin’s love for beautiful scenery of nature. The artist pays tribute to this wonderful world through his use of colors and means of a semi-figurative form to extenuation the naturalistic beauty of his subject matter, his palettes are extremely rich and often exhibit colors and quantities from the countries he had visited in the past, including Drôme, Mexico, India and Japan. Cathelin’s works are akin to a beautiful Japanese Haiku poem of great poetic sentiments.
In retrospect, Bernard Cathelin was born in Paris in 1919. Throughout his life, he has maintained a deep-rooted love for his country and especially for Drôme, the homeland of his mother. Cathelin have studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris and further explored on the techniques of painting under the guidance of M. Brianchon. Cathelin has exhibited in the Salon d' Automne, Salon des Tuileries, Salon de la Jeune Peinture among other established galleries globally including the United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland, Canada, Japan and Shanghai. In particular, the Musée de Valence dedicated a retrospective of the artists’ works in 1997. In 2000, the Shanghai Art Museum in China organized a retrospective exhibition presenting 40 years of Bernard Cathelin’s works in celebration of his contributions. Cathelin has received many awards through out the years as an affirmation to his artistic talents.