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1921 Old Town, Maine - 1977 Maine. Known for: Abstract painting, wood animal sculpture, commercial art.
Bernard Langlais was born in Old Town, Maine. As a young man, he studied commercial art in Washington, DC before enlisting in the Navy in 1942. After serving in the military he went to art school and... Read full biography
Bernard Langlais was born in Old Town, Maine. As a young man, he studied commercial art in Washington, DC before enlisting in the Navy in 1942. After serving in the military he went to art school and attended the Corcoran School of Art, the Brooklyn Museum Art School and Skowhegan School of... Read full biography
Bernard Langlais was born in Old Town, Maine. As a young man, he studied commercial art in Washington, DC before enlisting in the Navy in 1942. After serving in the military he went to art school and attended the Corcoran School of Art, the Brooklyn Museum Art School and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Later in his career he attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris and the Kunstakademie in Oslo. Langlais spent most of his career in New York City. In 1956 he and his wife... Read full biography
Bernard Langlais was born in Old Town, Maine. As a young man, he studied commercial art in Washington, DC before enlisting in the Navy in 1942. After serving in the military he went to art school and attended the Corcoran School of Art, the Brooklyn Museum Art School and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Later in his career he attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris and the Kunstakademie in Oslo. Langlais spent most of his career in New York City. In 1956 he and his wife began summering in Cushing, Maine and in 1966 they moved there permanently. The artist is known primarily for his abstract works including collage, construction and assemblage. His work of the 1960s was well received and he exhibited with Jasper... Read full biography
Bernard Langlais was born in Old Town, Maine. As a young man, he studied commercial art in Washington, DC before enlisting in the Navy in 1942. After serving in the military he went to art school and attended the Corcoran School of Art, the Brooklyn Museum Art School and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Later in his career he attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris and the Kunstakademie in Oslo. Langlais spent most of his career in New York City. In 1956 he and his wife began summering in Cushing, Maine and in 1966 they moved there permanently. The artist is known primarily for his abstract works including collage, construction and assemblage. His work of the 1960s was well received and he exhibited with Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Louise Nevelson. Source: Northeast Auctions, August 2004... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Bas Relief, Wall Mounted Sculpture
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Teacher
- •Max Beckmann
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •Brooklyn Museum Art School/Institute, Student
- •Corcoran School of Art and Design, Student
- •Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Fulbright Grant, Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •First National Bank of Chicago Collection
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art