{"product_id":"the-smoking-hashish-emile-bernard-1","title":"The Smoking Hashish - Émile Bernard","description":"\u003cp\u003eA portrait by Émile Bernard, painted in 1900, depicting a figure smoking a pipe in a Cairo interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eÉmile Bernard painted The Smoking Hashish in 1900 during his extended period of residence in Cairo. This work reflects the artist's departure from the Synthetist style he helped develop alongside Paul Gauguin in Pont-Aven. Instead, this period in Egypt saw Bernard adopt a more traditional, academic approach to portraiture, influenced by his observations of local life and customs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition features a central figure seated in a relaxed, reclining posture upon a patterned divan. The subject wears a dark, striped garment, which contrasts with the lighter, floral-patterned fabric of the cushions. The figure holds a long-stemmed pipe, the focus of the title, with a metallic bowl resting near their hand. The artist pays close attention to the textures of the clothing and the metallic sheen of the pipe, demonstrating a shift toward realism and descriptive detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernard's time in the Middle East provided him with a new visual vocabulary. He moved away from the flattened forms and bold outlines of his earlier career, opting for a more modelled, three-dimensional treatment of the figure. The lighting is soft, suggesting an interior setting, while the subject's gaze is directed toward the viewer with a calm, steady expression. The inclusion of jewellery, such as the nose ring and bracelets, adds specific cultural detail to the scene. This painting captures a moment of quietude, documenting the artist's engagement with the environment he inhabited at the turn of the century. It remains a clear example of the stylistic transitions Bernard underwent throughout his career, moving from the avant-garde experiments of his youth to a more classical mode of representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/sv\/products\/by-the-river-henri-martin\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eBy the River - Henri Martin — Henri Martin\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/sv\/products\/field-with-young-trees-in-the-foreground-piet-mondrian\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eField with Young Trees in the Foreground - Piet Mondrian — Piet Mondrian\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Émile Bernard","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58876585673039,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58876621619535,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58876621652303,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ B2 (50x70 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58876621685071,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A1 (59.4 x 84.1  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58876621717839,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/The-Smoking-Hashish_Poster_CompositorV1_1790285988149.jpg?v=1790288494","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/sv\/products\/the-smoking-hashish-emile-bernard-1","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}