{"product_id":"les-bretonneries-title-page-emile-bernard","title":"Les Bretonneries: Title Page - Émile Bernard","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1889 zincograph title page by Émile Bernard, featuring characteristic Cloisonnist forms and traditional Breton subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis zincograph serves as the title page for the portfolio Les Bretonneries, produced by Émile Bernard in 1889. The work reflects the artist's engagement with the Pont-Aven school and his development of Cloisonnism, a style defined by bold forms separated by dark, heavy contours. Bernard, a contemporary of Paul Gauguin, utilised this technique to flatten the pictorial space, prioritising decorative arrangement over traditional perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition features two figures wearing traditional Breton headdresses, known as coiffes, positioned at the top of the frame. Their forms are simplified into dark, solid masses that contrast against the lighter ground. Below them, a cow occupies the lower right, rendered with similar graphic economy. The text, integrated into the centre of the image, identifies the portfolio and the artist. The overall aesthetic relies on the stark opposition of black ink against the paper, creating a graphic quality that aligns with the experimental printmaking practices of the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernard's approach to this title page demonstrates his interest in synthesising observation with symbolic simplification. By reducing the figures and animals to essential shapes, he creates a rhythmic, almost ornamental surface. This print provides insight into the graphic output of the Pont-Aven circle, where artists sought to move away from naturalistic representation toward a more subjective, expressive visual language. The work remains a clear example of the period's shift toward modern printmaking, where the medium of zincography allowed for a direct, autographic quality that mirrored the artist's painting style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-nymphs-emile-bernard\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eThe Nymphs - Émile Bernard — Émile Bernard\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/portrait-of-paul-serusier-emile-bernard\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003ePortrait of Paul Sérusier - Émile Bernard — Émile Bernard\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Émile Bernard","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58574239367503,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58574247133519,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58574247166287,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58574247199055,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58574247231823,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58574247264591,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58574247297359,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58574247330127,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58574247362895,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58574247395663,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58574247428431,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58574247461199,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Les-Bretonneries_-Title-Page_Poster_CompositorV1_1787801928761.jpg?v=1787802483","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.com\/products\/les-bretonneries-title-page-emile-bernard","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}