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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
A Mother and her Children
By Bernard Pothast
Located in St. Albans, GB
'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

A Mother and Her Children
By Bernard Pothast
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This is an original unique oil painting by the artist Bernard Pothast, signed in the lower right corner, featuring a mother and her children sitting around the kitchen table. Measu...
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Early 20th Century Dutch School Bernard Pothast Art

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Oil

"Mother and Children”, Dutch interior family scene, oil on canvas, circa 1930
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Naples, Florida
This is an original unique oil painting by the artist. Bernard Pothast was born on 30th November, 1882 in Hal, Belgium. He studied painting at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam between ...
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20th Century Romantic Bernard Pothast Art

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Oil, Canvas

"Mother and Daughters”, Dutch Interior scene, Romantic style, oil on canvas
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Naples, Florida
Bernard Pothast (1882-1966) Although born in Belgium in 1882, Bernard Pothast was the...
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20th Century Romantic Bernard Pothast Art

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Oil, Canvas

THE NEW DRESS
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Naples, Florida
The New Dress
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20th Century Bernard Pothast Art

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Oil

The Reading Lesson
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Missouri, MO
Bernard Pothast "The Reading Lesson" Oil on Canvas Signed Lower Right 25 x 30 inches 30.5 x 35.5 inches framed Born in Belgium, Bernard Pothast travel...
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Late 19th Century Dutch School Bernard Pothast Art

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Oil, Canvas

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