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Bernard Pothast Art

Dutch, 1882-1966

Born in Belgium, Bernard Pothast traveled to Paris to attend the "École des Beaux Arts". There he studied under the artist Gabriel Ferrier. He also studied at the School of Reichsakad and later in Amsterdam under the artist Jules Alby. Bernard Pothast enjoyed a successful career as a genre painter. His favorite subject was the peasant family. European painters of peasants in the nineteenth century found themselves heirs to the inheritance of idyllic literature, which set up certain stereotypes of rustic life. Pothast's images depicted peasant mothers instructing or caring for their young children, placed in rustic interiors sparingly decorated with the family's humble possessions. Their interiors were typically illuminated by the light of early or midday sunshine. These renderings charmed the newly rich industrial merchant, now living and working in urban surroundings, yet craving for the simplicity of country life. Pothast's sentimental illustrations of peasant life were very popular during his lifetime, and remain so today.

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Artist: Bernard Pothast
The New Arrival: Oil on Canvas, Dutch School, Signed, 1920s, Framed
The New Arrival: Oil on Canvas, Dutch School, Signed, 1920s, Framed

The New Arrival: Oil on Canvas, Dutch School, Signed, 1920s, Framed

By Bernard Pothast

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'The New Arrival' A Mother with her Children A first class example of Pothast's work. The faces are beautifully done with fantastic light cascading into the room. The mother is shar...

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1920s Dutch School Bernard Pothast Art

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Oil

The New Dress Oil Painting, Framed, 20th Century, 20x24 Inches
The New Dress Oil Painting, Framed, 20th Century, 20x24 Inches

The New Dress Oil Painting, Framed, 20th Century, 20x24 Inches

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The New Dress Canvas size: 20 × 24 " Bernard Pothast (1882 -1966): Although born in Belgium in 1882, Bernard Pothast was the son of a well-known Dutch portrait painter. In his youth...

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The Reading Lesson
The Reading Lesson

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