Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
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.
1920s Dutch School Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
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Early 20th Century Dutch School Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
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20th Century Romantic Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
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Late 19th Century Dutch School Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
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Early 20th Century Dutch School Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
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Early 20th Century Dutch School Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
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1660s Dutch School Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
1980s Surrealist Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Victorian Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Dutch School Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Romantic Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Dutch School Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
Oil
1870s French School Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1850s Dutch School Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Early 18th Century Baroque Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Romantic Bernard Pothast Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil