Bernard Cathelin
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Bernard Cathelin | |
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Born | Paris, France | May 20, 1919
Died | April 17, 2004 Paris, France | (aged 84)
Nationality | French |
Education | Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs |
Known for | Oil Paintings, Lithographs, Tapestries |
Awards | Legion of Hounour, France
Blumenthal prize Emily Loewe |
Bernard Cathelin (20 May 1919 – 17 April 2004) was a French painter born in Paris and a member of the School of Paris which included Matisse, De Buffet and Brianchon. Although he received critical acclaim as early as 1950, Cathelin was not able to live solely from his painting until 1955. Since that time Cathelin has received steadily increasing recognition and has been featured in over 50 exhibitions worldwide. Throughout his life, he maintained a deep-rooted love for his country and especially for the Drôme, where his mother came from.
Famous for oil paintings and lithographs with a richness of texture and vivid colour, the three favorite themes in Cathelin's work are still life , landscapes and portraits of women. Cathelin has traveled extensively around the world. Countries such as Mexico, Russia, Japan, Italy and Spain were a source of inspiration for his creations: and ever the landscapes of the Drôme in Provence where he found his roots.
Elected to the Legion of Honour by the French President of the Republic, Mr François Mitterrand in 1995, the Musée de Valence dedicated him a retrospective of his work in the summer of 1997. This exhibition, by drawing local and worldwide visitors, established a new attendance record for the museum.
In 2000, the Shanghai Art Museum in China organised a retrospective exhibition presenting 40 years of Bernard Cathelin's works.
Bernard Cathelin died on 17 April 2004, but exhibitions are often dedicated to him in France and across the world.
Biography
1939 | Volunteer for service |
1945-1953 | Student then teacher at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France |
1950 | Cathelin is awarded the Blumenthal prize |
1951 | Henri Matisse entrusts Cathelin with the production of a lithographic poster based on Nattier's portrait of Mme de Pompadour |
1953 | Cathelin is awarded the Emily Loewe Prize |
1954 | Bernard Cathelin marries Régine Steiner |
1957 | First personal exhibition at the Saint-Placide Gallery in Paris |
1958 | Cathelin is awarded the Othon Friesz Prize |
Cathelin is selected by the David Findlay gallery for an exhibition in New York. On November 2, The New York Herald Tribune features him on Sunday's supplement's cover page | |
1960-1966 | Several exhibitions at the David Findlay Gallery in New York and Marcel Guiot Gallery in Paris, France |
1967 | Trips to Russia and Japan. Exhibition at the Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
1973 | Creation of his first tapestry, The Mexican Market, by Atelier 3, Paris, France |
1976 | Madeleine Cathelin-Terrail donation: Bernard Cathelin gives 50 lithographs to the Valence Museum in memory of his mother |
1978 | Exhibition at the BP Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium |
1980 | Exhibition at the Chapelle du Grand Couvent, Cavaillon, France |
1981 | Exhibition in the Château de Vascueil, Normandy, France |
1983 | Exhibition at the Yoshii Gallery, Paris. Presentation of the book featuring to the 10 Haïkaï, E.F. Mourlot editions |
Exhibition at the Munson Gallery, Sante Fe, USA | |
1984 | Exhibition at the Galerie Pierre Hautot, Paris, France |
1985 | Exhibition at the Pierre Granada Foundation, Martigny, Switzerland. |
1986 | Exhibition at the Denis Stinson Gallery, Palm Springs, USA |
Exhibition at the Mazarine Gallery, Montréal, Canada | |
1987 | Major exhibition in the Château de Chenonceau, France |
1988 | Art Expo, New York |
1989 | Exhibition at Art London |
Exhibition at the Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada | |
Exhibition at the Hermann Gallery, Esse, Germany | |
Exhibition at the Gage Gallery, Irving, Los Angeles, USA | |
1990 | Exhibition at the Francony Gallery, Paris, France |
Exhibition at the Printemps Ginza Gallery, Tokyo, Japan | |
Exhibition at the Kinetsu Gallery, Osaka, Japan | |
1991 | Exhibition at the Art Chicago, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Chicago, USA |
Exhibition at Artfrance, Paris, France | |
1992 | Edition of 8 lithographs to decorate the Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel, Japan |
Exhibition at the Elysium Gallery, New York, USA | |
Awarded the "Golden 26" by the French département of the Drôme | |
Elected painter for the Aix-en-Provence summer art festival | |
1993 | Creation of a poster for the 10th Tain l'Hermitage Wine Festival |
1994 | Retrospective in the Daimaru Museum in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan |
Exhibition at Essec International Management Development, CNIT, Paris La Defense, France | |
1995 | Elected to the Legion of Honour by the French President of the Republic, Mr François Mitterrand |
Exhibition at the Trianon de Bagatelle, Paris, France | |
1996 | Art Miami, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery |
Exhibition at the Seita Museum, Paris, France | |
1997 | Exhibition at the Europ'Art, Geneva International Art Fair, Switzerland |
Retrospective in the Valence Museum, France | |
1998 | Exhibition at the Alliance Française in Singapore |
Exhibition of tapestries at the Wacoal Art Center in Tokyo, Japan | |
Exhibition of tapestries and lithographs in Mitsukoshi, Sapporo, Japan | |
1999 | Exhibition at the Philarmonic Center for Art in Naples, Florida, USA |
2000 | Retrospective Exhibition at the Shanghai Art Museum, China |
2004 | Bernard Cathelin died on April 17 |
References
- Pascal Bonafoux, Cathelin, 2000 Editions Ides et Calendes, Neuchâtel (Suisse) ISBN 2-8258-0165-8.
External links
- Official website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121118064433/http://www.buschlenmowatt.com/artists/bernard-cathelin
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150416100736/http://www.museedevalence.fr/fr/cathelin-comme-jamais
- http://www.montelimar.fr/reportages.php?galerie=56&them=4#reportage
- http://www.galeriesapet.fr/Cathelin/Cathelin.htm
- http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/expositions/peinture/grand-succes-pour-la-retrospective-cathelin-a-montelimar-66199
- http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/visite-inedite-de-latelier-du-peintre-bernard-cathelin-dans-la-drome-15025
- http://www.galerie-yoshii.com/profile.php?p=b_cathelin
- http://www.etudesdromoises.com/pages/pages_revue/resumes_d_articles/cathelin.htm