A retrospective exhibition of the Serbian born Bernt Klein (1922 – 2014) celebrates the work of the forward thinking colourist at the Dovecot Gallery, Edinburgh 31 July – 26 September 2015.

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A retrospective exhibition of the Serbian born Bernat Klein (1922 – 2014) celebrates the work of the forward-thinking colourist at the Dovecot Gallery, Edinburgh, 31 July-26 September 2015.

The natural surroundings of the Scottish borderlands where Klein lived and worked inspired him to create a bright new palette that rebelled against widespread utilitarian tones of the 1950s and was welcomed by European fashion houses. The exhibition features Pointillist inspired oil paintings, fabric designs for Chanel, Dior and YSL, and tapestries created in the 1970s at Dovecot.

Bernat Klein, Red Sun, photo credit Jed Gordon

Bernat Klein, Red Sun, photo credit Jed Gordon

Bernat Klein, Scandia, Dovecot, courtesy Bernat Klein Trust

Bernat Klein, Scandia, Dovecot, courtesy Bernat Klein Trust

 

Bernat Klein, A Life in Colour, Dovecot tapestries 1971-72, Dovecot Gallery, photo credit Stuart Armitt

Bernat Klein, A Life in Colour, Dovecot tapestries 1971-72, Dovecot Gallery, photo credit Stuart Armitt

Bernat Klein, A Life in Colour, paintings and fabric samples, Dovecot Gallery, photo credit Stuart Armitt

Bernat Klein, A Life in Colour, paintings and fabric samples, Dovecot Gallery, photo credit Stuart Armitt

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