American 1884-1951
William Malherbe started exhibiting in Paris at the age of 18 years. He studied architecture for a year and a half at the School of Decorative Arts. He experimented with various styles, such as Cubism, Fauvism, Post-impressionism and Neo-impressionism until his personal style was developed. Using jewel-toned colors, he created pulsating vivid surfaces in his florals, landscapes and figurative images. Malherbe had among his friends and inspiration the foremost painters of the period (Renoir, Bonnard, etc.). Malherbe, however, developed a singular style of his own, unique enough to be singled out by art critic and poet G. Kahn as a particularly interesting artist of the day. Of particular note, is his portrait of Sarah Bernhardt of 1909.
Between 1939 and 1948, Malherbe stayed in the United States living on a farm in Vermont.
The artist exhibited regularly at the Salon d’Automne from 1920 onwards. He was exhibited by many of the most distinguished galleries of his day including Durand-Raul, Bernheim-Jeune and Wildenstein, New York amongst others. He received numerous distinctions including Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur.
Exhibitions:
1920 Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
1923 Durand-Ruel, Paris
1927 Bruxelles, Retrospective (1912-1927)
1929 Durand-Ruel, New York
1936 Durand-Ruel, New York
1939 Wildenstein, New York
1947 Everglades Club, Florida (Palm Beach)
1948 Rotunds Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1949 Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C.
1950 Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts Honors
1920 Member du Salon d’Automne
1925 Chevalier Legion d’Honneur Member du Jury international de l’Exposition des Arts decoratifs de Paris
Received Grand Prix for illustration of his brother’s book
1936 Member du Jury des Arts decoratifs de Paris
1948 Pamphlet by Jean Cassou, Director of the Modern Art Museums of Paris, in the collection called Contemporary Masters—Pierre Tisnes, Editor.
Museums:
Museum of Art, Boston, Massachusetts -Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York -Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City, Mo -Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia -Joslyn Gallery of Art, Omaha, Nebraska -Museum of Moden Art, Paris, France -San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco -Musee de Chateauroux, France -Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY -Art Museum of Logan University, Logan, Utah -Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland -Museum of Legion of Honor, San Francisco -Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts -Denver Museum, Colorado -Pasadena Art Institute, Pasadena, California
Also represented in many famous collections: Havemyer, Erickson, Widener, Vanderbilt, Col. Balsan, John Loeb, Justice Learned Hand
American 1884-1951
Born in France, William Malherbe was influenced by the great Post Impressionist painters of his time, particularly Renoir. He is known for his still lifes, landscapes and figural paintings.
In 1939, Malherbe arrived in the United States. He lived in New York City and in Vermont. He returned to France in 1948 and died there in 1951.
