Brief aan Emile Ernest Bernard en Héloïse Bernard-Bodin 1878 - 1941

Emile Bernard’s “Brief aan Emile Ernest Bernard en Héloïse Bernard-Bodin” (1878 - 1941) is a handwritten letter from the artist to his parents. Bernard writes of his financial struggles and the difficult circumstances that forced him to take an apartment with three rooms, one of which he rents out to a woman he is in a relationship with. Bernard mentions that he is forced to live on his own, needing to make ends meet and needing money for food and rent. The letter is an intimate glimpse into the artist’s life, illustrating the challenges he faced during his artistic career.