Cathedral Fine Art
"The Miner"
by Claude Benard (French 1926-2016)
signed upper left corner
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 39.5 x 32 inches
Stunning original French modernist oil painting by the popular and renowned French painter, Claude Benard (1926-2016). The work is signed and depicts this intriguing character - with a pick axe over his shoulder.
Claude Benard was born in Cholet in 1926 but shortly after his family moved to Angouleme (1928), where he was to live until his death in 2016. Studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and also in the studios of Cheyssial and Fougerat. At the age of 21, he began exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Francais. After time traveling to broaden his artistic experience he returned to his home town to continue painting professionally. He became a Professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Angouleme from 1957-1980.
Benard exhibited with numerous prestigious institutions throughout France and abroad, including the Salon des Artistes Francais, Salon des Independants and the Salon d'Automne, Paris. He was the holder of more than seventy awards. In 1978, he founded the Cercle Angoumousin des Arts and in 1979 organised a Salon of Contemporary Art in Angouleme bringing together celebrated artists from the Charente region. His style evolved from figurative in the 1960's, through to Surrealism into the 1970's and onwards. Four tribute exhibitions of his works were held in Angouleme in 1972, 1984, 2001 and 2017.
provenance:
the artists estate, France
Condition report:
The painting is in sound and good condition
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We have auctions ending each week, always between 8-10pm (GMT):
offering a fine collection of Old Master and early English School paintings, typically including: marines, portraits, English and Continental landscapes, Scottish Highland landscapes and cattle, sporting art and traditional genre scenes.
We also offer a selection of French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist, Cubist and abstract paintings. We carry a wide range of stock, with just a fraction offered here on this platform.
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We source our stock from auctions, private collectors and deal within the trade, both in the United Kingdom and Europe, having bases in Paris and Provence.
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Restoration & Framing:
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