Guarisco Gallery 2012

130 Claude Vénard (Fr., 1913-1987) Still Life with Fish and Candlestick signed, oil and mixed media on canvas 29-1/2” x 29-1/2” (37-1/2” x 37-1/2” fr) “We must be wary of works that seduce at first glance... a work must inspire because of its own worth, without the intermediary of gracious artifices” -Claude Vénard laude Vénard, a member of the group of artists known as the Forces Nouvelles , urged a return to drawing, tradition, and nature. An early modern painter, he remained true to a Post-Cubist compositional style until the 1950’s when he began working with an increasing level of abstraction. Vénard exhibited internationally with success for the duration of his career, including shows in London, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Munich, Buenos Aires, and Tokyo. [ Museums: Museum of Modern Art, New York; Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris; Museu d’arte, São Paulo; Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich; Tate Modern, London] C