Émile Bernard
French · 1868–1941 · Painter, Printmaker
Émile Henri Bernard was a French Post-Impressionist painter and writer, who had artistic friendships with Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Eugène Boch, and at a later time,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Paysage de Bretagne (Paysage avec deux Bretonnes et vache)Phillips · $1,143,000≈ £929,722≈ €1,065,834Sign up to see
Bretonnes dans un champ ou La moissonGrisebach · €162,500≈ $184,259≈ £138,343Sign up to see
Nature morte avec fleurs et orangeBonhams · £51,200≈ $64,230≈ €58,631Sign up to see
Émile Bernard’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 22 auction results for Émile Bernard between 2006 and 2025, of which 16 sold (73%). A further 6 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $102Sign up free to see to $1.1MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.1MSign up free to see for Paysage de Bretagne (Paysage avec deux Bretonnes et vache) at Phillips in November 2023. The most common medium is oil paintings (13 lots). Most results come from Lempertz (4), Bonhams (4) and Wannenes (3).
22 results
- Woman with a Cloche Hat, 1932$5,280≈ £4,042≈ €4,586Sign up free to see
- La Lessive, 1889, Printed 1952CHF 500≈ $629≈ £464≈ €536Sign up free to see
- La Lessive, 1889CHF 3,000≈ $3,776≈ £2,785≈ €3,215Sign up free to see
- CHF 800≈ $910≈ £702≈ €835Sign up free to see
- Jeune femme pensive, 1920s€9,450≈ $9,981≈ £7,863Sign up free to see
- $102≈ £80≈ €94Sign up free to see
- £51,200≈ $64,230≈ €58,631Sign up free to see
- $1,143,000≈ £929,722≈ €1,065,834Sign up free to see
- €162,500≈ $184,259≈ £138,343Sign up free to see
- €38,700≈ $42,632≈ £34,725Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (6)
Lots by Émile Bernard that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Émile Bernard paintings (13)Émile Bernard oil paintings (13)Émile Bernard prints (5)
Émile Bernard: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Émile Bernard at auction?
$1,143,000Sign up free to see, for Paysage de Bretagne (Paysage avec deux Bretonnes et vache) at Phillips (November 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Émile Bernard?
The median sale price is $5.3kSign up free to see across 16 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Émile Bernard have sold at auction?
16 of 22 recorded lots sold between 2006 and 2025. 6 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Émile Bernard?
Lempertz, Bonhams and Wannenes account for the most recorded results. Lempertz · Bonhams · Wannenes
About Émile Bernard
Émile Henri Bernard was a French Post-Impressionist painter and writer, who had artistic friendships with Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Eugène Boch, and at a later time, Paul Cézanne. Most of his notable work was accomplished at a young age, in the years 1886 through 1897. He is also associated with Cloisonnism and Synthetism, two late 19th-century art movements. Less known is Bernard's literary work, comprising plays, poetry, and art criticism as well as art historical statements that contain first-hand information on the crucial period of modern art to which Bernard had contributed.
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Couple Standing in Water, 1915
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Woman with a Muff (La Dame au Manchon), 1891/1892
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Christ, 1891/1892, published 1894
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0