(Namur, 1862 - 1918, Brussels)

The Haywagon

Oil on canvas

25 1/2" x 41 1/2"

37 1/2" x 53 1/2" framed

ERROR MSGLL: Geo. Bernier

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          Bernier, an artist of the Belgian School, painted mostly animals, landscapes, and portraits.  At the Fine Arts Academy in Brussels from 1883 to 1887, he was a student of Michel Van Alphen and a disciple of the famed landscape artist Alfred Verwee.  He eventually became a master at painting horses and cattle, and his talent was thus appreciated by the best-known Belgian sportsmen.  Bernier felt quite inspired by the country landscape around Veurne-Ambacht, and in 1893,  co-founded a circle known as the "Le Sillon" Society.

Recorded

Benezit, Emmanuel.  ERROR MSGDictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs.  (Paris: Librairie Grund, 1976).

Berko, Patrick and Viviane.  Dictionary of Belgian Painters Born Between 1750 & 1875.  (Brussels:  Editions Laconti,  1981).

De Vilder, Herman  and Maurits Wynants.  L'Ecole de TervuerenERROR MSG.  (Tervueren: A.S.B.L. Les Amis de L'Ecole de Tervueren,  2000).

Duvosquel, Jean-Marie  and Philippe Cruysmans.  Dictionary of Belgian and Dutch Animal Painters Born Between 1750 and 1880.  (Knokke-Zoute, Belgium:  Berko,  1998).

Le Dictionnaire des Peintres Belges du XIV ieme Siecle A Nos Jours.  (Brussels:  La Renaissance du Livre,  1995).

Collections

Brussels Museum : The Siesta ;   Bruges Museum : In Flanders