Claude Venard

(French, 1913–1999)

Claude Venard was a French post-Cubist and still life painter. Known for working in a distinctive angular style, he accentuated the chromatic qualities of his palette through thickly applied impasto paint. Born on March 21, 1913 in Paris, France the artist enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts, but abandoned his studies after only two days—instead, his arts education would come from his job repairing paintings with a master restorer at the Louvre Museum. In 1936, Venard participated in a group exhibition for a new art movement that derided the avant-garde in favor of a return to strict and traditional principles of craftsmanship: the Forces Nouvelles, a group which included the painters Pierre Tal-Coat and André Marchand. Eventually Venard would rebel against them, forging his own post-Cubist style utilizing a wide color palette applied roughly with a pallet knife, creating a visceral, “raw” strain of the geometric aesthetic. Throughout the 1950s, Venard’s paintings became more abstracted, as evidenced in Still Life (1955–1956). The artist’s works are included in the permanent collection of the Modern Art Museum in Paris, the Tate Gallery in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Tokyo Museum. He died in Savary, France in 1999.

Claude Venard Artworks

Claude Venard (2,258 results)
La science

Claude Venard

La science

Sale Date: December 3, 1994

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Nature morte aux deux compotiers

Claude Venard

Nature morte aux deux compotiers

Sale Date: November 29, 1994

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La barque échouée

Claude Venard

La barque échouée

Sale Date: November 29, 1994

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Locomotive

Claude Venard

Locomotive

Sale Date: November 29, 1994

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Le Sacré-Coeur

Claude Venard

Le Sacré-Coeur

Sale Date: November 28, 1994

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Maisons et arbres

Claude Venard

Maisons et arbres

Sale Date: November 28, 1994

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Paysage provençal

Claude Venard

Paysage provençal

Sale Date: November 27, 1994

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Paysage

Claude Venard

Paysage

Sale Date: November 20, 1994

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Nature morte

Claude Venard

Nature morte

Sale Date: November 20, 1994

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Le phare du port

Claude Venard

Le phare du port

Sale Date: November 20, 1994

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Nature morte

Claude Venard

Nature morte

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Ys, 1963

Claude Venard

Ys, 1963

Sale Date: November 20, 1994

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Nature morte à la grappe de raisin

Claude Venard

Nature morte à la grappe de raisin

Sale Date: November 19, 1994

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La Mère  et l'Enfant

Claude Venard

La Mère et l'Enfant

Sale Date: November 19, 1994

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Composition en rouge

Claude Venard

Composition en rouge

Sale Date: November 15, 1994

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Nature morte aux citrons

Claude Venard

Nature morte aux citrons

Sale Date: November 15, 1994

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Nature morte

Claude Venard

Nature morte

Sale Date: November 8, 1994

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Femme au piano

Claude Venard

Femme au piano

Sale Date: November 8, 1994

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Printemps en Provence

Claude Venard

Printemps en Provence

Sale Date: November 8, 1994

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Composition

Claude Venard

Composition

Sale Date: November 8, 1994

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Untitled

Claude Venard

Untitled

Sale Date: October 26, 1994

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STILL LIFE WITH CHAIR, 1956

Claude Venard

STILL LIFE WITH CHAIR, 1956

Sale Date: September 29, 1994

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STILL LIFE WITH TABLE AND CHAIRS

Claude Venard

STILL LIFE WITH TABLE AND CHAIRS

Sale Date: September 29, 1994

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Abstract composition

Claude Venard

Abstract composition

Sale Date: September 29, 1994

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