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Christian Bérard

Christian Bérard

Artist

WA-00026185

Painting

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None documented

22

Institutional Exhibitions

79

Works in Collection

161

Assets Indexed

1

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Publications Referenced

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WikidataQ1079125 ULAN500032124

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Seurat to Matisse: Drawing in France

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

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Painters for the Theatre: An Invitation to the Theatre Arts Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973–1974

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961–1962

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Painting and Sculpture from the James Thrall Soby Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961

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Portraits from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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New Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948

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Portraits of Ondine: Dance and Theatre Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1945–1946

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The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1945–1946

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Works from the Museum Collection of Dance and Theatre Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1945

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About

Why this artist matters now

Christian Bérard was a French painter, designer, and illustrator active in the mid-twentieth century. Working across fine art, theatre design, and fashion illustration, he developed a distinctive graphic language that bridged modernism and decorative tradition. His work encompassed oil painting, drawing, and set design for theatrical productions in postwar Paris. Bérard's aesthetic combined formal abstraction with ornamental sensibility, positioning him between avant-garde and applied arts practice.

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (79)

In-text plate (page 43) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

In-text plate (page 43) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 7 9/16 × 5 13/16" (19.2 × 14.7 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 47) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Plate (page 47) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 8 7/8 × 6 1/8" (22.6 × 15.5 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 55) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Plate (page 55) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition and page: 11 1/8 × 8 11/16" (28.2 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 33) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Headpiece (page 33) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 3 3/16 × 6 1/4" (8.1 × 15.8 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 165) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Plate (page 165) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 7 × 8 1/16" (17.8 × 20.4 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 75) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Headpiece (page 75) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 2 3/8 × 6 1/2" (6 × 16.5 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tailpiece (page 50) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Tailpiece (page 50) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 5 1/4 × 6 1/8" (13.4 × 15.5 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Duplicate of plate (page 13) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Duplicate of plate (page 13) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from the supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions of an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 7 5/8 × 6 7/16" (19.3 × 16.4 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 9/16" (28.3 × 21.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (page 160) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

In-text plate (page 160) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 3 1/8 × 3 3/8" (7.9 × 8.5 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 79) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Headpiece (page 79) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 4 7/16 × 4 3/4" (11.2 × 12 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Duplicate of plate (facing page 222) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Duplicate of plate (facing page 222) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from the supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions of an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 9 1/8 × 6 1/8" (23.1 × 15.6 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 11/16" (28.3 × 22.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Duplicate of plate (page 69) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Duplicate of plate (page 69) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from the supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions of an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 7 1/16 × 6 9/16" (18 × 16.7 cm); sheet: 10 15/16 × 8 11/16" (27.8 × 22.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 13) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Plate (page 13) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 7 9/16 × 6 7/16" (19.2 × 16.4 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 114) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Headpiece (page 114) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 1 15/16 × 4 3/4" (4.9 × 12 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 111) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Plate (page 111) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 10 1/16 × 5 3/4" (25.5 × 14.6 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 109) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Headpiece (page 109) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 3 1/4 × 5 1/8" (8.3 × 13 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tailpiece (page 150) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Tailpiece (page 150) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 2 15/16 × 6 1/4" (7.5 × 15.9 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 27) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Plate (page 27) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 7 1/4 × 6 11/16" (18.4 × 17 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tailpiece (page 38) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Tailpiece (page 38) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 4 1/2 × 7 5/16" (11.4 × 18.6 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (page 99) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

In-text plate (page 99) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 7 1/8 × 5 3/16" (18.1 × 13.2 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Title (page 7) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Title (page 7) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 1 1/4 × 3 7/8" (3.2 × 9.9 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 9) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Headpiece (page 9) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 2 3/8 × 7 1/2" (6.1 × 19 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 17) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Plate (page 17) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 8 1/2 × 6 1/8" (21.6 × 15.6 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 65) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

Headpiece (page 65) from Mille Regrets (A Thousand Regrets)

1947 · One from an illustrated book with fifty-five collotype and pochoir reproductions and a supplementary suite of nineteen collotype and pochoir reproductions

composition (irreg.): 6 1/8 × 5 1/8" (15.6 × 13 cm); page (approx.): 11 × 8 11/16" (28 × 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Detective (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Detective (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

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In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US