DDupard: Bernard Karfiol (May 6, 1886 - August 16, 1952), American painter
'''Bernard Karfiol''', (May 6, 1886 - August 16, 1952) was an American painter and watercolorist. His figurative work was indebted to French [[modernism]].
== Biography ==
Bernard Karfiol was born in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] but grew up in [[Brooklyn]], before the age of fifteen he attended the [[Pratt Institute]] and was awarded a scholarship to study at the [[National Academy of Design]].<ref>(fr)[http://bit.ly/2XaaiQL Le Delarge, Dictionnaire des arts plastiques modernes et contemporains]</ref>
In 1902, he left for [[Paris]] where he attended [[Jean-Paul Laurens]] classes at the [[Académie Julian]] and the [[École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts|École des Beaux-Arts]], while discovering the artistic trends of the time. [[André Derain]] is a notable example, while [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir|
Renoir]], [[Paul Cézanne|Cézanne]] and [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]]’s early manner also contributed to his artistic formation. <ref>[http://bit.ly/2S5pmeN The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists]</ref> In 1904, he participated in the Paris [[Salon d’Automne]]. <ref>[http://bit.ly/2X9NG2T Benezit Dictionnary of Artists]</ref>
He then travelled through [[Great Britain|England]] and the rest of [[Europe]]; upon his return to Paris he met [[Henri Matisse]] <ref name="Obituary">[http://bit.ly/2S44SDr The Herald Statesman Yonkers, Obituary, ''Karfiol, 66 dies in Irvington; Noted artist of Modern School'', August, 18, 1952, (pdf)]</ref> and [[Henri Rousseau]] at [[Gertrude Stein| Gertrude]] and [[Leo Stein]]’s.<ref name="Lacma">[http://bit.ly/2X9IkF8 Los Angeles County Museum of Art]</ref>
In 1906, he was back in [[New York City]], working as a teacher in the studio provided by his friend, sculptor [[Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney]].<ref name="Obituary"/> He also joined the [[Ridgefield, New Jersey|Ridgefield ]] Artists Colony. <ref>[http://bit.ly/2S7L0z6 tfaoi.org, ''Afterword: "Artists and Art Colonies of Ridgefield, New Jersey"''by Gail Stavitsky]</ref> Connoisseur and art collector [[Hamilton Easter Field]] noticed his work at the [[Armory Show]] in New York in 1913. Field bought some of his paintings and invited him to teach at the school he had just opened in the coastal village of [[Ogunquit, Maine]].<ref>[http://bit.ly/2X9i4dG Ogunquit museum, ''Hanging out with Bernie'', Tori Rasche, 24 février 2016]</ref> Field organized his first major exhibition in 1917, it was followed by three solo exhibitions of his works at the [[Brummer Gallery (New York)]]; he was later represented by [[Edith Halpert|Edith Gregor Halpert]]’s Downtown Gallery <ref name="Lacma"/> and participated in several exhibitions organized by the [[Museum of Modern Art]]. <ref>[https://mo.ma/2S9g01E MoMa]</ref>
In 1927, he took part in the 26th International Exhibition of the [[Carnegie Museum of Art|Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] and won an honorable mention in the [[Carnegie Prize]], <ref> (fr) [http://bit.ly/2X9i4KI ''La Revue de l'art ancien et moderne'', Émile Dacier, Jules Comte, Paris, 1927-06]</ref> and in 1928 won the gold medal at the [[Corcoran School of the Arts and Design|Corcoran]].<ref name="Obituary"/>
Karfiol is a [[Figurative art |figurative]] painter influenced by [[Impressionism]] and [[Post-Impressionism]] and known for his tenderness towards his subjects, sensual forms and a soft palette of roses, oranges and dusty blues. His later travels to [[Cuba]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Mexico]] in the 1930s inspired new subjects with stronger and more intense colors.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2S44Vz7 Artsy.net]</ref>
Karfiol died in [[Irvington, New York]], he leaves [[Portrait painting|portrait]]s of children, [[Nude (art)|nudes]], [[Landscape painting|landscapes]] and [[Marine art|marines]].
In addition to MoMa, his works can be found in the collections of the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]],<ref>[http://bit.ly/2X5bqFq Pensylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Leah M. Rothner]</ref> the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], <ref>[http://bit.ly/2S7AesL MET, ''Cuban Nude'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2X9i6lO MET, ''Reclining nude after Goya’Maja'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2S6es8Q MET, ''Standing nude'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2X4ebHf MET, ''Hills'']</ref> the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], <ref>[http://bit.ly/2S44VPD LACMA, ''Seated Figure'']</ref> the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]], <ref>[https://s.si.edu/2X5bqVW SAAS, Woman at a table]</ref> the [[The Phillips Collection|Phillips Collection]], <ref>[http://bit.ly/2S7OYYv Phillips Collection, ''Boy'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2XalZY3 Phillips Collection, ''In our Shack'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2S8Z7US Phillips Collection, ''Portrait of my son'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2X8DXtV Phillips Collection, ''The Island'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2S8KYan Phillips Collection, ''Wrestlers'']</ref> the [[Whitney Museum of American Art]], <ref>[http://bit.ly/2X8tA9b Whitney, Bernard Karfiol]</ref> and the [[National Gallery of Art]]<ref>[http://bit.ly/2S6OWAb NGA, ''Summer'']</ref> or the [[Brooklyn Museum]].<ref>[http://bit.ly/2X8lZYo Brooklyn Museum, ''Two Tress'']</ref>
== Bibliography ==
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== References ==
== External links ==
* [http://bit.ly/2X7FMas Bernard Karfiol on Artnet]
* [http://bit.ly/2S8k5U2 Bernard Karfiol, Fricks Art Reference Library]
* [http://bit.ly/2X8DYxZ Bernard Karfiol on Forum Gallery]
[[Category:1886 births]]
[[Category:Pratt Institute alumni]]
[[Category:National Academy of Design alumni]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Académie Julian]]
[[Category:20th-century American painters]]
[[Category:1952 deaths]]
== Biography ==
Bernard Karfiol was born in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] but grew up in [[Brooklyn]], before the age of fifteen he attended the [[Pratt Institute]] and was awarded a scholarship to study at the [[National Academy of Design]].<ref>(fr)[http://bit.ly/2XaaiQL Le Delarge, Dictionnaire des arts plastiques modernes et contemporains]</ref>
In 1902, he left for [[Paris]] where he attended [[Jean-Paul Laurens]] classes at the [[Académie Julian]] and the [[École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts|École des Beaux-Arts]], while discovering the artistic trends of the time. [[André Derain]] is a notable example, while [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir|
Renoir]], [[Paul Cézanne|Cézanne]] and [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]]’s early manner also contributed to his artistic formation. <ref>[http://bit.ly/2S5pmeN The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists]</ref> In 1904, he participated in the Paris [[Salon d’Automne]]. <ref>[http://bit.ly/2X9NG2T Benezit Dictionnary of Artists]</ref>
He then travelled through [[Great Britain|England]] and the rest of [[Europe]]; upon his return to Paris he met [[Henri Matisse]] <ref name="Obituary">[http://bit.ly/2S44SDr The Herald Statesman Yonkers, Obituary, ''Karfiol, 66 dies in Irvington; Noted artist of Modern School'', August, 18, 1952, (pdf)]</ref> and [[Henri Rousseau]] at [[Gertrude Stein| Gertrude]] and [[Leo Stein]]’s.<ref name="Lacma">[http://bit.ly/2X9IkF8 Los Angeles County Museum of Art]</ref>
In 1906, he was back in [[New York City]], working as a teacher in the studio provided by his friend, sculptor [[Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney]].<ref name="Obituary"/> He also joined the [[Ridgefield, New Jersey|Ridgefield ]] Artists Colony. <ref>[http://bit.ly/2S7L0z6 tfaoi.org, ''Afterword: "Artists and Art Colonies of Ridgefield, New Jersey"''by Gail Stavitsky]</ref> Connoisseur and art collector [[Hamilton Easter Field]] noticed his work at the [[Armory Show]] in New York in 1913. Field bought some of his paintings and invited him to teach at the school he had just opened in the coastal village of [[Ogunquit, Maine]].<ref>[http://bit.ly/2X9i4dG Ogunquit museum, ''Hanging out with Bernie'', Tori Rasche, 24 février 2016]</ref> Field organized his first major exhibition in 1917, it was followed by three solo exhibitions of his works at the [[Brummer Gallery (New York)]]; he was later represented by [[Edith Halpert|Edith Gregor Halpert]]’s Downtown Gallery <ref name="Lacma"/> and participated in several exhibitions organized by the [[Museum of Modern Art]]. <ref>[https://mo.ma/2S9g01E MoMa]</ref>
In 1927, he took part in the 26th International Exhibition of the [[Carnegie Museum of Art|Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] and won an honorable mention in the [[Carnegie Prize]], <ref> (fr) [http://bit.ly/2X9i4KI ''La Revue de l'art ancien et moderne'', Émile Dacier, Jules Comte, Paris, 1927-06]</ref> and in 1928 won the gold medal at the [[Corcoran School of the Arts and Design|Corcoran]].<ref name="Obituary"/>
Karfiol is a [[Figurative art |figurative]] painter influenced by [[Impressionism]] and [[Post-Impressionism]] and known for his tenderness towards his subjects, sensual forms and a soft palette of roses, oranges and dusty blues. His later travels to [[Cuba]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Mexico]] in the 1930s inspired new subjects with stronger and more intense colors.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2S44Vz7 Artsy.net]</ref>
Karfiol died in [[Irvington, New York]], he leaves [[Portrait painting|portrait]]s of children, [[Nude (art)|nudes]], [[Landscape painting|landscapes]] and [[Marine art|marines]].
In addition to MoMa, his works can be found in the collections of the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]],<ref>[http://bit.ly/2X5bqFq Pensylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Leah M. Rothner]</ref> the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], <ref>[http://bit.ly/2S7AesL MET, ''Cuban Nude'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2X9i6lO MET, ''Reclining nude after Goya’Maja'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2S6es8Q MET, ''Standing nude'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2X4ebHf MET, ''Hills'']</ref> the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], <ref>[http://bit.ly/2S44VPD LACMA, ''Seated Figure'']</ref> the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]], <ref>[https://s.si.edu/2X5bqVW SAAS, Woman at a table]</ref> the [[The Phillips Collection|Phillips Collection]], <ref>[http://bit.ly/2S7OYYv Phillips Collection, ''Boy'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2XalZY3 Phillips Collection, ''In our Shack'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2S8Z7US Phillips Collection, ''Portrait of my son'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2X8DXtV Phillips Collection, ''The Island'']</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2S8KYan Phillips Collection, ''Wrestlers'']</ref> the [[Whitney Museum of American Art]], <ref>[http://bit.ly/2X8tA9b Whitney, Bernard Karfiol]</ref> and the [[National Gallery of Art]]<ref>[http://bit.ly/2S6OWAb NGA, ''Summer'']</ref> or the [[Brooklyn Museum]].<ref>[http://bit.ly/2X8lZYo Brooklyn Museum, ''Two Tress'']</ref>
== Bibliography ==
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== References ==
== External links ==
* [http://bit.ly/2X7FMas Bernard Karfiol on Artnet]
* [http://bit.ly/2S8k5U2 Bernard Karfiol, Fricks Art Reference Library]
* [http://bit.ly/2X8DYxZ Bernard Karfiol on Forum Gallery]
[[Category:1886 births]]
[[Category:Pratt Institute alumni]]
[[Category:National Academy of Design alumni]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Académie Julian]]
[[Category:20th-century American painters]]
[[Category:1952 deaths]]
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