Philippe Bertho Art
French, b. 1964
The works of Philippe Bertho are characterized by his innovative approach to both subject matter and materials. In his earlier works, he show-cased his ingenuity by depicting individuals in comical and precarious situations, and incorporating unusual materials such as rusty metal boxes, old light bulbs, and corrugated iron in his paintings. Despite bizarre settings that often conjure up uncertainty or peculiarity, his subjects exude an air of nonchalance, evoking a light-hearted atmosphere.
Born in France in 1964, Philippe Bertho is a classically trained artist who has worked as a sales representative for household appliances, as a packer, as a lumberjack until eventually finding what he was looking for as fine art painter.
After graduating first in his class from the Art Institute of Reims, he gained notoriety painting murals, ceilings, and posters until 1993. He also taught his trompe l’œil style to young artists and practiced regularly at copying great paintings from the masters, honing his technique. At that time, he was greatly inspired by famous contemporary trompe-l’oeil artists, such as Jacques Poirier, and focused on painting industrial sites and materials. Everything people throw in the garbage and that is destined to be recycled - corrugated iron, rusted metal boxes, light bulbs that will never light up again, the detritus he found in the old disused mines of his native country - fascinated him. “I recycle them my way, in art; I like what is damaged; I have always liked places where there is nobody, yet marks of something are remaining.”
In 1995, Bertho was noticed and invited to the Lamballe “Look on Art” salon. His artwork shifted from a trompe l’œil focus to realist painting, creating imaginary but hyper-realist tableaus and worlds. In time, he became more interested in American Pop as well as ‘narrative figuration,’ inspired by artists like Norman Rockwell and the characters from the traditional European world of commedia dell’art.
The desire to find balance is one of the richest themes of this work. Some works are specifically about finding balance, and there is a repetitive opposition that could be translated as “a time to act, and a time to refrain from acting.” Bertho finds balance in the same way that he puts his characters to the test and often makes them sweat in impossible situations, but he just as often paints them at rest. His paintings are endless stories; you are invited to imagine all kinds of situations for a character. They are all valid, because we all know from personal experience how complicated and varied life is.
Today, Bertho’s ‘Pop Surrealist’ artworks continue their fresh and invigorating variations on his consistent theme of ‘modern humanity’ interacting daily with ordinary life. The visual situations that Bertho stages seem impossible and absurd, and yet the character, our surrogate, encounters them and tries to master them, encouraging optimism in the face of adversity.
Bertho’s works have generated acclaim and garnered accolades in Europe and the United States. His art is widely collected by institutions and individual collectors worldwide.to
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Artist: Philippe Bertho
Fragonard Loves Pompoms
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Fragonard Loves Pompoms" is an acrylic on canvas painting created by Philippe Bertho. The painting is signed 'Bertho' lower left. The canvas size is 24 x 19.75 inches and the artwor...
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Haring Cube, 2022
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
Haring Cube is a archival pigment print on canvas by the award-winning Kolibri Art Studio, signed lower right 'Bertho' and numbered 128/195 lower left. The image size for this artwor...
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The Chair
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
"The Chair" is an acrylic on canvas painting created by Philippe Bertho. The painting is signed 'Bertho' lower right. The canvas size is 16.12 x 10.62 inches and the artwork ships fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philippe Bertho Art
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The Perfect Bicycle
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
"The Perfect Bicycle" is an acrylic on canvas painting created by Philippe Bertho. The artwork is signed 'Bertho' lower left. The canvas size is 24 x 18 inches and the artwork ships ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philippe Bertho Art
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Canvas, Acrylic
The Suspect is Dancing
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
"The Suspect is Dancing" is an acrylic on canvas painting created by Philippe Bertho. The painting is signed 'Bertho' lower right. The canvas size is 18 x 15 inches and the artwork s...
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Apple Brothers
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Apple Brothers" is an acrylic on canvas painting created by Philippe Bertho. The painting is signed 'Bertho' lower right. The canvas size is 21.62 x 15 inches and the artwork ships ...
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High Mountain Expo
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
"High Mountain Expo" is an acrylic on canvas painting created by Philippe Bertho. The painting is signed 'Bertho' lower right. The canvas size is 25.5 x 21.25 inches and the artwork ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philippe Bertho Art
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Canvas, Acrylic
The Ant
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
"The Ant" is an acrylic on canvas painting created by Philippe Bertho. The painting is signed 'Bertho' lower right. The canvas size is 18 x 15 inches and the artwork is framed in a c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philippe Bertho Art
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Miró Love
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Miró Love" is an acrylic on canvas painting created by Philippe Bertho. The artwork is signed 'Bertho' lower right. The canvas size is 25.62 x 21.25 inches and the artwork ships fra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philippe Bertho Art
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Canvas, Acrylic
The Best-Looking Cosmonaut, 2018
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Best-Looking Cosmonaut is an archival pigment print on canvas, 32 x 26.5", by the award-winning Kolibri Art Studio, signed lower left 'Bertho' and numbered lower right. The unf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Philippe Bertho Art
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
$1,856 Sale Price
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Money (Red)
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
Money (Red) is a serigraph on canvas, signed lower right 'Bertho' and numbered 11/185 lower left, from the edition of 237 (there were also 50 AP and 2 PP). Framed in a contemporary b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philippe Bertho Art
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Linen, Screen
Money (Gold)
By Philippe Bertho
Located in Greenwich, CT
Money (Gold) is a serigraph on canvas, signed lower right 'Bertho' and numbered 11/185 lower left, from the edition of 237 (there were also 50 AP and 2 PP). Framed in a contemporary ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philippe Bertho Art
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Linen, Screen
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