Emile BERNARD (1868-1941) "Apple picking" watercolor... Lot 180

Emile BERNARD (1868-1941) "Apple picking" watercolor sbd circa 1889 16x22. Provenance : Brame and Lorenceau Gallery 2008. In the same collection since that date. To compare with the work dealing with the same subject, reference Jean-Jacques Luthi and Armand Israël " Emile Bernard " his life, his work, catalogue raisonné n° 174, p. 167. Commentary: "Today, Emile Bernard, Gauguin and Filiger take their place in the privileged ranks of the "Masters". Bernard, gifted more than any other with an inventive mind, capable of the most ambitious traits of originality, had the brilliant idea, after having immersed himself in the heart of the Celtic soul, of painting Brittany under its most decorative aspects, by varnishing in a single mystical harmony, the characters and the landscapes. Cit. "Emile Bernard 1869-1941 " Retrospective February-March 1991. Mona Bismarck Foundation Paris p. 16 of the catalogue. Thierry-Lannon et associés sale 8/12/2018, n° 44