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Born in a country surrounded by mountains whose charm and austerity
during winters can last for months, living all year long in communion
with the same sky, the same horizons, Bernard Gantner resembles
in many ways the Masters of Barbizon who favored reflection to frenzy,
woods and the countryside to cities, and who felt that being part
of nature was perhaps the best way of penetrating into oneself.
Through his modesty and discretion, however, Gantner differs fundamentally
from Courbet, the painter of the Loue valley, to whom I will compare
him to - Belfort being not far from Ornans (Courbet's home). The
landscape of his birthplace never ceased to inspire him through
its infinite changes in its forms and light throughout the year.
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Biography
French version
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