贝尔纳·卡特林（bernard cathelin）是法国著名画家。贝尔纳·卡特林兴趣广泛，无论在油画、版画及挂毯艺术方面，均堪称为世界级的艺术家。

卡特林在其作品中大量运用红色。单一的红色不但有色相的变化，还有丰富的色阶层次，变化无穷，给人以视觉上的冲击和享受。他的画风属于以马蒂斯为代表的法国野兽派，讲究用色，色泽鲜明，给人以色彩变化丰富的印象。贝尔纳·卡特林更擅长使用未经调制的原色进行创造。他对色彩独到的运用，浓烈得化不开，冲不淡。即使是眩目的黄色、橙色，深沉似炭灰色、紫色，其浓厚及充满动力之质感都眩人眼目，带来无限惊喜。除了油画，他的版画获得了更高的成就。无论是缤纷的花卉、线条明快的家具、还是宁静的麦田，都给人畅快和谐的感觉。1995年这位杰出的艺术家荣获了法国总统密特朗颁发的荣誉勋位勋章。贝尔纳·卡特林的作品在世界各地倍受推崇。

 卡特林1945-1948年为法国国家装潢艺术学院学生，贝尔纳·卡特林的一生举办过不少大型展览。包括1997年在巴伦西亚博物馆举办大型回顾展。除了在法国本土举行个人画展，他曾于世界各地著名的博物馆及美术馆举行了超过50个画展。2002年，他在上海美术馆举办大型回顾展，展出了他接近五十年的作品。1995年，法国总统亲自授予他荣誉勋位勋章，成为他一生的最高荣誉。

卡特林擅于用不同的形为元素组织色彩绚丽的画面，以几何图形布色的技巧俨然成为他的绘画风格，卡特林对颜色具有强烈的触觉，爱用明亮的颜色营造有深度的对比，他的画色彩层次丰富、肌理质感厚实，散发出自然、豪放的气息，日常生活中随处可见的花瓶、鲜花、教堂、农田、衣著俏丽的女子、沉思默想的路人，都成了他创作灵感的源泉。在他的许多构图中，我们可以发现到一种庄严的风格，这种风格能激发人们肉体和精神上的热情。因此卡特林的画充满了浓郁的人情味，一种全球性的魅力。

Bernard Cathelin (20 May 1919 – 17 April 2004) was a French painter born in Paris and a member of the School of Paris which included Matisse, De Buffet and Brianchon. Although he received critical acclaim as early as 1950, Cathelin was not able to live solely from his painting until 1955. Since that time Cathelin has received steadily increasing recognition and has been featured in over 50 exhibitions worldwide. Throughout his life, he maintained a deep-rooted love for his country and especially for the Drôme, where his mother came from.

Famous for oil paintings and lithographs with a subtle richness of texture and colour, the three favorite themes in Cathelin's work are bouquets, landscapes and portraits of women. Cathelin has traveled extensively around the world. Countries such as Mexico, Russia, Japan, Italy and Spain were a source of inspiration for his creations: and ever the landscapes of the Drôme in Provence where he found his roots.

Elected to the Legion of Honour by the French President of the Republic, MrFrançois Mitterrand in 1995, the Musée de Valence dedicated him a retrospective of his work in the summer of 1997. This exhibition, by drawing local and worldwide visitors, established a new attendance record for the museum.

In 2000, the Shanghai Art Museum in China organised a retrospective exhibition presenting 40 years of Bernard Cathelin's works.

Bernard Cathelin died on 17 April 2004, but exhibitions are often dedicated to him in France and across the world.