Bernard Cathelin

Bernard Cathelin (20 May 1919 – 17 April 2004) was a French painter born in Paris and a member of the School of Paris which included Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, Dufy and many others including Maurice Brianchon, Cathelin's teacher at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. Although he received critical acclaim as early as 1950, Cathelin was not able to live solely from his painting until 1955. Since that time Cathelin has received steadily increasing recognition and has been featured in over 50 exhibitions worldwide. Throughout his life, he maintained a deep-rooted love for his country and especially for the Drôme, where his mother came from.

Bernard Cathelin
Born(1919-05-20)May 20, 1919
Paris, France
DiedApril 17, 2004(2004-04-17) (aged 84)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
EducationEcole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
Known forOil Paintings, Lithographs, Tapestries
AwardsLegion of Honour, France

Blumenthal prize

Emily Loewe

Famous for oil paintings and lithographs with a richness of texture and vivid colour, the three favorite themes in Cathelin's work are still life , landscapes and portraits of women. Cathelin has traveled extensively around the world. Countries such as Mexico, Russia, Japan, Italy and Spain were a source of inspiration for his creations: and ever the landscapes of the Drôme in and neighbouring Provence where he found his roots.

Elected to the Legion of Honour by the French President of the Republic, François Mitterrand in 1995, the Musée de Valence dedicated him a retrospective of his work in the summer of 1997. This exhibition, by drawing local and worldwide visitors, established a new attendance record for the museum.

In 2000, the Shanghai Art Museum in China organised a retrospective exhibition presenting 40 years of Bernard Cathelin's works.

Bernard Cathelin died on 17 April 2004, but exhibitions are often dedicated to him in France and across the world.

Biography
    1939 Volunteer for service
    1945-1953 Student then teacher at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
    1950 Cathelin is awarded the Blumenthal prize
    1951 Henri Matisse entrusts Cathelin with the production of a lithographic poster based on Nattier's portrait of Mme de Pompadour
    1953 Cathelin is awarded the Emily Loewe Prize
    1954 Bernard Cathelin marries Régine Steiner
    1957 First personal exhibition at the Saint-Placide Gallery in Paris
    1958 Cathelin is awarded the Othon Friesz Prize
    Cathelin is selected by the David Findlay gallery for an exhibition in New York. On November 2, The New York Herald Tribune features him on Sunday's supplement's cover page
    1960-1966 Several exhibitions at the David Findlay Gallery in New York and Marcel Guiot Gallery in Paris, France
    1967 Trips to Russia and Japan. Exhibition at the Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
    1973 Creation of his first tapestry, The Mexican Market, by Atelier 3, Paris, France
    1976 Madeleine Cathelin-Terrail donation: Bernard Cathelin gives 50 lithographs to the Valence Museum in memory of his mother
    1978 Exhibition at the BP Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
    1980 Exhibition at the Chapelle du Grand Couvent, Cavaillon, France
    1981 Exhibition in the Château de Vascueil, Normandy, France
    1983 Exhibition at the Yoshii Gallery, Paris. Presentation of the book featuring to the 10 Haïkaï, E.F. Mourlot editions
    Exhibition at the Munson Gallery, Sante Fe, USA
    1984 Exhibition at the Galerie Pierre Hautot, Paris, France
    1985 Exhibition at the Pierre Granada Foundation, Martigny, Switzerland.
    1986 Exhibition at the Denis Stinson Gallery, Palm Springs, USA
    Exhibition at the Mazarine Gallery, Montréal, Canada
    1987 Major exhibition in the Château de Chenonceau, France
    1988 Art Expo, New York
    1989 Exhibition at Art London
    Exhibition at the Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
    Exhibition at the Hermann Gallery, Esse, Germany
    Exhibition at the Gage Gallery, Irving, Los Angeles, USA
    1990 Exhibition at the Francony Gallery, Paris, France
    Exhibition at the Printemps Ginza Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
    Exhibition at the Kinetsu Gallery, Osaka, Japan
    1991 Exhibition at the Art Chicago, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Chicago, USA
    Exhibition at Artfrance, Paris, France
    1992 Edition of 8 lithographs to decorate the Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel, Japan
    Exhibition at the Elysium Gallery, New York, USA
    Awarded the "Golden 26" by the French département of the Drôme
    Elected painter for the Aix-en-Provence summer art festival
    1993 Creation of a poster for the 10th Tain l'Hermitage Wine Festival
    1994 Retrospective in the Daimaru Museum in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan
    Exhibition at Essec International Management Development, CNIT, Paris La Defense, France
    1995 Elected to the Legion of Honour by the French President of the Republic, Mr François Mitterrand
    Exhibition at the Trianon de Bagatelle, Paris, France
    1996 Art Miami, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery
    Exhibition at the Seita Museum, Paris, France
    1997 Exhibition at the Europ'Art, Geneva International Art Fair, Switzerland
    Retrospective in the Valence Museum, France
    1998 Exhibition at the Alliance Française in Singapore
    Exhibition of tapestries at the Wacoal Art Center in Tokyo, Japan
    Exhibition of tapestries and lithographs in Mitsukoshi, Sapporo, Japan
    1999 Exhibition at the Philarmonic Center for Art in Naples, Florida, USA
    2000 Retrospective Exhibition at the Shanghai Art Museum, China
    2004 Bernard Cathelin died on April 17

    References
    1. Pascal Bonafoux, Cathelin, 2000 Editions Ides et Calendes, Neuchâtel (Suisse) ISBN 2-8258-0165-8.


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