Henry Eric Bergman

(1893 - 1958) MSA, CSGA, CSPWC

Previously Sold Works

Item #AW1726
Wild Rose

Henry Eric Bergman
wood engraving (4x3 in)

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Item #AW4498
The White Morning 5/75

Henry Eric Bergman
wood engraving (4 1/4x4 1/2 in) circa 1920

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Item #AW4024
Whiteshell Landscape - Forest Scene

Henry Eric Bergman
watercolour (9 3/4x8 3/4 in) circa 1922

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Item #AW4062
Untitled - Shoreline

Henry Eric Bergman
watercolour (10 3/4x12 3/4 in) circa 1922

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Item #AW3292
Untitled Still Life - Cactus 16/100

Henry Eric Bergman
wood engraving (6.5x5.5 in) circa 1925

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Item #AW2047
(Untitled) Peonies

Henry Eric Bergman
wood engraving (5.25x6.5 inch) circa 1929

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Item #AW2092
The Heart is Highland

Henry Eric Bergman
wood block prints (4.5x4.5 in) 1930

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Item #AW2681
Winter Scene

Henry Eric Bergman
lino-cut prints (4.75x6.20 inch) circa 1930

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Item #AW3242
Fight to the Death 2/30

Henry Eric Bergman
wood block prints (7.75x7 in) circa 1930

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Item #AW2827
Wind Swept

Henry Eric Bergman
oil on panel (7.25x9 in) 1941

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Eric Bergman was born in Dresden, Germany and immigrated to Canada in 1914. Well versed in the tradition of fine craftsmanship, Bergman joined Brigden\'s of Winnipeg as a wood and photo engraver soon after arriving in the city. Bergman was deeply involved in the artistic and cultural life of the city. Bergman\'s early prints show a strong identification with the style and forms derived from Art Nouveau which he later largely abandoned. By the late 1920\'s Bergman turned his attention exclusively to wood engraving which he had begun to produce in 1924. His wood engravings of the 1930s show his consummate skill in the medium. He found his themes primarily in the landscape during this period. In addition, he made many prints of delicate plant studies and from the 1940s did almost nothing else. He exhibited works regularly with the Manitoba Society of Artists and in Royal Canadian Academy exhibitions. He took part in most international print exhibitions that included Canadian work. His work is also reproduced in special editions of The Studio in 1927 and 1930. In 1947 his wood engravings were used to illustrate James A. Roy\'s book "The Heart is Highland".