About Emile Bernard
French · 1868–1941 · Post-Impressionism, Symbolism
inventing cloisonnism at twenty, sharing it with Gauguin, watching Gauguin take the credit, and spending decades arguing about who invented Symbolism
Read full biography →Emile Bernard's works are held in 54 museums worldwide, including Van Gogh Museum, Musée d'Orsay, and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper.
🇩🇰 Denmark
1 museum
- 1 works
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
🇫🇷 France
11 museums
- 34 works
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
Tue–Sun 09:30–18:00 (Thu until 21:45); closed Mon€16 adultsSolférino (12 (Métro); RER C)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 8 works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper
Quimper, France
- 5 works
Centre national des arts plastiques
Paris, France
- 2 works
Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Musée d’Art Moderne, France
Also here - 2 works
Musée départemental de l'Oise
Beauvais, France
- 2 works
Nantes Museum of Arts
Richebourg-Saint-Clément, France
- 1 works
Musée Thomas-Henry
Cherbourg-Octeville, France
- 1 works
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Centre Pompidou-Metz, France
- 1 works
Louvre
Paris, France
Wed–Mon 09:00–18:00 (Fri until 21:45); closed Tue€22 adults, free under-18Palais-Royal – Musée du Louvre (1, 7)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Library-museum of the Comédie-Française
Paris, France
- 1 works
Unterlinden Museum
Colmar, France
🇩🇪 Germany
4 museums
- 3 works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Ungersbau, Germany
- 1 works
Munich Central Collecting Point
Munich, Germany
- 1 works
Museum Folkwang
Stadtbezirk II (Essen), Germany
- 1 works
Kunsthalle Bremen
Mitte, Germany
🇮🇱 Israel
1 museum
- 1 works
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
🇮🇹 Italy
1 museum
- 4 works
Ca' Pesaro
Santa Croce, Italy
Also here
🇯🇵 Japan
4 museums
- 2 works
National Museum of Western Art
Ueno-kōen, Japan
- 1 works
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
Kōfu, Japan
- 1 works
Matsukata Collection
Tokyo, Japan
- 1 works
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
Yanomachi, Japan
🇳🇱 Netherlands
3 museums
- 84 works
Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Robbrecht & Daem wing, Netherlands
Main building closed for renovation until 2029; Depot open Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00Depot €20 adultsEendrachtsplein (Tram 7, 8)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
Daily 09:00–17:00€25 adults, free under-18Museumplein (Tram 2, 5, 12)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇪🇸 Spain
1 museum
- 4 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Palace of Villahermosa, Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
1 museum
- 1 works
Gothenburg Museum of Art
Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
2 museums
- 1 works
Kunstmuseum Basel
Basel, Switzerland
- 1 works
Aargauer Kunsthaus Collection
Aarau, Switzerland
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 museum
- 2 works
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Glasgow, United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
19 museums
- 5 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 11:00–18:00FreeArchives – Navy Memorial (Green & Yellow)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 4 works
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
- 2 works
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
- 2 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
- 2 works
Norton Simon Museum
Pasadena, United States
- 2 works
Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Nashville, United States
- 1 works
Brooklyn Museum
New York City, United States
- 1 works
Clark Art Institute
Massachusetts, United States
- 1 works
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
- 1 works
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
- 1 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
- 1 works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
- 1 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Sun–Tue, Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed WedAdults $30, students $17 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)86 St (4, 5, 6)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Museum of Modern Art
Midtown Manhattan, United States
Daily 10:30–17:30 (Sat until 19:00; first Fri of month until 20:00)Adults $30, students $17Fifth Av / 53 St (E, M)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery Swartwout Building, United States
Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 13:00–17:00; closed MonFreeNew Haven Union Station (Metro-North New Haven Line)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
- 1 works
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
- 1 works
Des Moines Art Center
Des Moines, United States
- 1 works
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
Danforth Campus, United States
🇻🇦 Vatican City
1 museum
- 1 works
Vatican Museums
Vatican City, Vatican City
4 more museums hold works by Emile Bernard with smaller collections, not listed here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I see Emile Bernard paintings?
Emile Bernard's works are held in 54 museums worldwide, including Van Gogh Museum, Musée d'Orsay, and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper.How many museums have Emile Bernard paintings?
54 museums worldwide hold works by Emile Bernard.Which is the best museum to see Emile Bernard?
Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam holds the largest collection with 84 works.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Emile Bernard's works across the following collections.
- [1] academic The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Émile Bernard | Post-Impressionist, Symbolist, Synthetist Used for: biography.
- [2] book guggenheim-gauguindecorativ00gaug Used for: biography.
- [3] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography.
- [4] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography.
- [5] museum Emile Bernard - Crucifixion, also called Christ, from "L'Estampe Originale" Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Émile Bernard | MoMA Used for: biography.
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