Journal
Collector's guides, exhibitions, the film and notes from the studio.
Exhibitions
French painter Adé Bernard is selected for the 123rd Salon d'Automne 2026 at Place de la Concorde, Paris (28 Oct - 1 Nov), where she unveils her mixed-media canvas Chaos.
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Collector's Guide
A warm primer for first-time buyers: buy what you love, do basic homework, start with works on paper and small formats, and buy direct.
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The visit, remote enquiries, what determines the price, paperwork and delivery - how studio acquisition works in practice.
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Studio Journal
Where to see and buy contemporary art around Lille and the Hauts-de-France: museums, the Lille Art Up fair and studio visits by appointment.
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The concrete signals collectors watch to recognise an emerging artist early: exhibition history, museum inclusion, provenance and a coherent body of work.
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The Film
How and why real artworks appear in cinema, the art-department process, told partly first-hand through Adé Bernard's work in La Vie d'Adèle.
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A considered short guide to notable French women painters, historical and contemporary, with Adé Bernard as one voice among them.
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The contemporary figurative painting revival, its French thread, and where a layered figurative painter like Adé Bernard sits within it.
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An honest comparison of buying art from a gallery versus directly from the artist: price, provenance, relationship, access and aftercare.
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What a certificate of authenticity contains, how it relates to provenance and invoices, and how to verify a work bought direct from the artist.
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How to commission a painting from a living artist: first contact, the brief, sittings, timeline, what shapes cost, and how a studio like Adé's works.
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Practical conservation for charcoal and works on paper: fixative, framing, glazing, light, humidity and handling, so your work stays as it left the studio.
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Inside a mixed-media painting: how collage, charcoal, oil and raw pigment are built up layer by layer, and how to read the surface as a collector.
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Charcoal, or fusain, is a finished fine-art medium in its own right. A painter's guide to reading a charcoal work and why a good one lasts.
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Congratulations to Samuel Papon, who spent an internship at the studio alongside the artist.
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Adé Bernard led a session with visual arts students at Lycée Notre-Dame.
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Solo exhibition from 19 November - new canvases and collages.
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17th edition of the artists' open studios of Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Flanders.
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A new canvas joins the collection - see it at the studio or on the Works page.
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Grand Room, Korea International art exchange group, 19-25 May.
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International group exhibition, 6-13 June - International art exchange group.
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