Bernard’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (recto) and The Egyptians Sell their Goods to Joseph for Grain (verso) from Quadrins poetiques by Paradin, plate 76 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Bernard Salomon (French, 1506/10-c.1561) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

Four Illustrations to I Kings (recto) and Illustration to I Kings (verso) from Biblia Latina, plate 78 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Bernard Salomon (French, 1506/10-c.1561) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

Lady Reading the Letters of Heloise and Abelard
Bernard d'Agesci (French, 1756–1829)

Student at a Table by Candlelight
Salomon Savery (Dutch, 1594-1683) after Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Still Life with Fruit
Émile Bernard (French, 1868–1941)

Laundresses
Émile Bernard French, 1868-1941

Seated Female Nude
Bernard Perlin American, born 1918

Breton Women
Émile Bernard French, 1868-1941

Pendant Shaped as a Horseman
Austrian

Seated Female Nude Holding Back her Hair
Bernard Perlin American, born 1918

Lighthouse
Bernard Buffet French, 1928-1999

Scarf
Designed by Bernard Buffet (French, 1928–1999) France, Lyon, Maison Abraham Printed for Galerie Adrien Maeght France, Paris

River Landscape with a View of Naarden
Salomon van Ruysdael (Dutch, about 1602–1670)

Girl with Pail
Joseph Antoine Bernard French, 1866-1931

Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (French critic, journalist, and novelist, 1808-1890)
Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon French, 1811–1881

Head with Pencil: Self-Portrait
Bernard Pfriem American, born 1914

The Outraged Roland, from Les Cantilenes
Émile Bernard French, 1868-1941

Sketch for The Passion
Bernard Buffet French, 1928-1999

The Stroll
Émile Bernard French, 1868-1941

Octave Feuillet (French novelist and playwright, 1821-1890)
Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon French, 1811–1881