Claude Benard was born in Cholet in 1926, but shortly afterward, his family moved to Angoulême (1928), where he was to live until his death in 2016. Benard studied at the École 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 Français. After some time spent traveling to broaden his artistic experience, he returned to his hometown to continue painting professionally. He became a professor at the Ecole des beaux-arts in Angoulême from 1957–80. Benard exhibited with numerous prestigious institutions throughout France and abroad, including the Salon des Artistes Français, Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne, Paris. He was the recipient of more than 70 awards. In 1978, he founded the Cercle Angoumousin des Arts and in 1979 organized a Salon of Contemporary Art in Angoulême, bringing together celebrated artists from the Charente region. His style evolved from figurative in the 1960s to Surrealism into the 1970s and onwards. Four tribute exhibitions of his works were held in Angoulême in 1972, 1984, 2001 and 2017.
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Nudist Woman Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed, Mid-20th Century
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nudist Women, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x...
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Large 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Lady in Grey Dress
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Claude Benard (1926-2016, French), signed Portrait of a Fashionable Young Lady oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed upper corner painting: 32 x 24 inches provenance: the artists ...
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The Jester, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Jester, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner Oil...
Oil
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" D'apres Delacroix" Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"D'apres Delacroix" Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed and dated '47 by the artist on the lower left hand corner Oil pai...
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Giant Green Cauliflower Cabbage French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cabbage/ Cauliflower, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas si...
Oil
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Impressionist Nudes, Three Figures, Oil on Canvas, Mid-20th Century
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Nudes, Three Figures, Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the top right hand corner of the painting Oil painting on canv...
Oil
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The Lady in Yellow, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lady in Yellow, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right ha...
Oil
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Mischievous Child French Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mischievous Child, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting on board...
Oil
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Yellow Background Portrait Of A 1960s Fashionable Lady In Blue
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Claude Benard (1926-2016, French), signed Portrait of a Fashionable Young Lady oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed bottom right painting: 18 x 15 inches provenance: the artists ...
Oil
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19400's French Impressionist Signed Oil Portrait of Lady with Brown Hair
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Claude Benard, signed and dated 1943 Title: Portrait of a Lady with Brown Hair Medium: oil painting on board , unframed Size: board : 16 x 12.5 inches Provenanc...
Oil
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1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Ladies dressed in Yellow Gazing Upwards
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Claude Benard, signed and dated 1952 Title: Ladies in Yellow Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Size: board : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection...
Oil
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Fishing Boats Moored, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boat at Sea, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 18 x...
Oil
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The House Chef, Large Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The House Chef, Large Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on th...
Oil
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Ronde Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, Mid-20th Century
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ronde, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, titled verso Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size...
Oil
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"Le Baiser d'apres Boucher", Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Le Baiser d'apres Boucher", Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed and dated '1947' by the artist on the lower left hand c...
Oil
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The Characterful Face, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elderly Woman, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed d...
Oil
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Surrealist Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas, Mid-20th Century
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
72, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 21.25 x 32 inc...
Oil
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Portrait of Woman, Signed Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist, 16.25x13
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Woman, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size...
Oil
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Colourful Still Life, Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Colourful Still Life, Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting on board, unfr...
Oil
La Mer - Fauvist Seascape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
By Louis Valtat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas seascape by French painter Louis Valtat. This stunning piece depicts a view of the white sails of sailboats in turquoise-blue waters. The white foam of t...
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Oil on Board of Waterlillies.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-Century post impressionist oil on board of waterlillies by French artist Marc Mussier. Signed and dated 1959 to the reverse. This evocative oil painting captures a serene aquat...
Board, Oil
$1,295
H 28 in W 22 in D 2 in
American Impressionist Young Black Man Nicely Framed Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting portrait. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 22 by 28 inches overall, and 16 by 24 painting alone. Unsigned. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil
$8,850
H 22 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
"Watermelon by the Sea" surrealistic still life on the beach, Florida
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Watermelon by the Sea" is a surrealistic still life on the beach. Ackrill takes inspiration from his beach surroundings in Florida. Artist Bio Anthony Ackrill was born in Alaska i...
Canvas, Oil
$1,295
H 32 in W 26 in D 2 in
Antique European Impressionist Elegant Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European impressionist portrait oil painting . Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 26 by 32 inches overall, and 21.5 by 26.5 painting alone. Handsomely framed in a gi...
Oil, Canvas
$3,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 45 in W 33 in D 2 in
Antique European Signed Impressionist Large Framed Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European impressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in period giltwood molding. Excellent cond...
Oil, Canvas
"Somewhere in Denver, " Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Denver" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman, brushing her hair, wearing a translucent white shift around her as she...
Oil, Board
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H 38 in W 30 in D 2 in
Antique American School Early Impressionist Family Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful American school impressionist family portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 38H by 30L.
Canvas, Oil
$620Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 24 in D 2 in
Antique Signed Spanish Flamenco Dancer Framed Elegant Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted Flamenco dancer portrait. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 20H by 16L.
Canvas, Oil
$400
H 6 in W 6 in D 1 in
"Sitting and Standing" (2025), Nude Portrait of Two Females, Oil Painting
By Kirsten Savage
Located in Denver, CO
Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...
Oil, Panel
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 23 in W 33 in D 2 in
Antique Italian Super Realist Surreal Landscape Framed Signed Modern Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Italian modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Brooklyn, NY collection. Measuring: 23 by 33 inches overall. Handsomely framed in d...
Oil, Board
$1,980Sale Price|20% Off
H 33 in W 27 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Expressive Young Woman Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted late 19th or early 20th century portrait painting. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent conditio...
Canvas, Oil
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H 31.5 in W 41.5 in D 1 in
Bright Green Vegetable Garden Huge Still Life Signed Large French Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Garden, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist to the lower left hand corner, oil painting on board unframed size: 31.5 x 41.5 inc...
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H 25.5 in W 20 in
20th Century French Oil Painting Portrait of Lady Reading With Orange Hair
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Claude Benard (1926-2016, French), signed Portrait of a Orange Haired Lady Reading oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed bottom right painting: 25.5 x 20 inches provenance: the a...
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H 18 in W 15 in
CLAUDE BENARD (1926-2016) SIGNED 1940'S FRENCH OIL - HEAD PORTRAIT CLASSICAL MAN
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Claude Benard (1926-2016, French) signed & dated 1949 Original French oil painting by the popular and renowned French painter, Claude Benard (1926-2016). Claude Bena...
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H 24 in W 15 in D 1 in
CLAUDE BENARD (1926-2016) SIGNED FRENCH OIL - STYLISH LADY READING ON BEACH
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Claude Benard (1926-2016, French), signed Stunning original French oil painting by the popular and renowned French painter, Claude Benard (1926-2016). 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. Title: Lady reading...
Oil
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H 16 in W 13 in
CLAUDE BENARD (1926-2016) MID 20TH CENTURY FRENCH OIL - LADY WITH BLUE EYES
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Claude Benard (1926-2016, French), signed and dated 1948 Stunning original French oil painting by the popular and renowned French painter, Claude Benard (1926-2016)....
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H 16 in W 13 in
CLAUDE BENARD (1926-2016) ORIGINAL FRENCH OIL - PORTRAIT OF YOUNG MAN WAVY HAIR
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Claude Benard (1926-2016, French) Stunning original French impressionist oil painting by the popular and renowned French painter, Claude Benard (1926-2016). Claude B...
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H 16 in W 13 in D 1 in
Impressionist Portrait of a Young Frenchman, 1940s, Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Portrait of a Young Frenchman, 1940s, Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed and dated '1945' by the artist on right hand corner Oil painting...
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La Mère et L'Enfant, Still Life Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Mère et L'enfant, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner, titled verso Oil painting on canvas, unfra...
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H 31.5 in W 41.75 in D 1 in
French Post-Impressionist Farm Landscape Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Farm Landscape, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 31...
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H 27 in W 41 in D 1 in
Nudist Women, Surrealist Signed French Oil Painting, Deep Blue & grey color
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nudist Women, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 27 ...
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'Taormina', Still Life Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Taormina, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner, titled verso Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas ...
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H 26.75 in W 40.5 in D 1 in
Surrealist Computer, Still Life Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Computer, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist in the centre, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 26.75 x 40.5 inches Stu...
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