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)
Nature Morte au Compotier

Claude Venard

Nature Morte au Compotier

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Still life with a chess board, 1955

Claude Venard

Still life with a chess board, 1955

Sale Date: July 18, 2018

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Urban landscape

Claude Venard

Urban landscape

Sale Date: July 18, 2018

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Venice, 1960

Claude Venard

Venice, 1960

Sale Date: July 22, 2018

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Arlequin dans atelier, 1965

Claude Venard

Arlequin dans atelier, 1965

Sale Date: July 18, 2018

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L'atelier

Claude Venard

L'atelier

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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NU DANS L'ATELIER

Claude Venard

NU DANS L'ATELIER

Sale Date: June 27, 2018

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Nature morte

Claude Venard

Nature morte

Sale Date: July 3, 2018

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Sans titre

Claude Venard

Sans titre

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Nature morte

Claude Venard

Nature morte

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Large Claude Venard Painting

Claude Venard

Large Claude Venard Painting

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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European City

Claude Venard

European City

Sale Date: May 20, 2018

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Nature morte

Claude Venard

Nature morte

Sale Date: May 3, 2018

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Les plantes

Claude Venard

Les plantes

Sale Date: May 3, 2018

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Still Life, 1955

Claude Venard

Still Life, 1955

Sale Date: May 23, 2018

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Nature morte au vase de mimosas et à la machine...

Claude Venard

Nature morte au vase de mimosas et à la machine...

Sale Date: April 26, 2018

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Boats on the beach

Claude Venard

Boats on the beach

Sale Date: May 2, 2018

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Cathedral

Claude Venard

Cathedral

Sale Date: May 2, 2018

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Boats in the bay

Claude Venard

Boats in the bay

Sale Date: May 2, 2018

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Village

Claude Venard

Village

Sale Date: April 11, 2018

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Nature morte

Claude Venard

Nature morte

Sale Date: April 8, 2018

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Vase, fruits et agrumes

Claude Venard

Vase, fruits et agrumes

Sale Date: April 8, 2018

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Still life with tabak and two pipes

Claude Venard

Still life with tabak and two pipes

Sale Date: March 28, 2018

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Still life with fish

Claude Venard

Still life with fish

Sale Date: March 28, 2018

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