Monday, May 5, 2008

Bernard Pothast (Belgian)



[A Helping Hand]


Belgian ( 1882 - 1966)
Though born in Belgium, Pothast spent most of his career in England. He specialised in domestic interiors, usually with children. His work is known for lovely control of light. Pothast studied in Amsterdam and his work shows the influence of the Classical Dutch tradition.

I don't often feature Continental artists but I like this work and it is currently for sale:

http://www.oakhamgalleries.com/details.asp?workID=578&19thID=1

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am writing to correct the information in your biographical information of this artist. Although born in Belgium, Pothast was Dutch and never lived or worked in England.

Hermes said...

I took my information from:

http://www.oakhamgalleries.com/biography.asp?artID=97

but can't double check it just at the minute.