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.
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...
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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...
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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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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 ...
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$1,157
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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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$5,694
H 13 in W 9.26 in
Portrait of the Artist's Daughters, American Impressionism Painting, Signed
By William John Hennessy
Located in PARIS, FR
William John Hennessy Thomastown 1839 - Rudgwick 1917 Portrait of the Artist's Daughters Circa 1880 Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard Signed bottom left 33 x 23.5 cm canvas 44 x ...
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$9,500
H 25.5 in W 21.5 in D 2 in
“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” American Impressionist Portrait Lyme
By Will Howe Foote
Located in Yardley, PA
“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” by Will Howe Foote (American, 1874-1965) A fantastic portrait of a young Jamaican woman set against a vibrant palm frond, painted by the re...
Oil, Board
$4,000
H 28 in W 39 in
"Mother & Child" Figurative Oil Painting 28" x 39" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
By Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mother & Child" Figurative Oil Painting 28" x 39" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades ...
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Summer Shade
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 12 x 10 inches Framed size: 17 x 15 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
$1,025
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 0.4 in
Egg in the Cage, Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed, 1983, 50x40 cm
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in 1983. Signed and dated. A striking and contemplative surrealist composition depicting an empty birdcage suspended before an arched opening overlooking a s...
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$400
H 14 in W 6 in D 1.5 in
Gloves for Prom, Figurative Painting, Unframed 14x6" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Gloves for Prom by Lu Haskew Oil 14x6" image size Portrait Painting of a young woman putting on gloves to match her evening gown. This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, t...
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$6,500
H 30 in W 18 in
Mid-20th Century Magical Realism, Surrealist Painting, Cleveland School Artist
By Paul Riba
Located in Beachwood, OH
Paul Riba (American, 1912-1977) Untitled Oil on panel Signed lower right 30 x 18 inches 39.25 x 27.25 inches, framed Paul Riba was a painter of Magic Realism. He explored the unrea...
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$810
H 34 in W 28 in D 2 in
John Fishing, American Impressionist Oil Painting, Framed, 30x24"
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
John Fishing by Lu Haskew Oil 30x24" image size Figurative Portrait of a man with fishing pole. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu considered it a must to work with live models once or twice...
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$900
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
The Hat: American Impressionist Portrait, Oil on Board, 20x16
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
The Hat by Lu Haskew Oil 20x16" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price includes the c...
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$750
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.5 in
Flower in My Hair, American Impressionist Oil Painting, 16x12
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Flower in my Hair by Lu Haskew Oil 16x12" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price incl...
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$650
H 15 in W 11 in D 1.5 in
Prom Dress, American Impressionist Portrait, Oil on Board, 15x11"
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Prom Dress by Lu Haskew Oil 15x11" image size Portrait Painting of a young woman with flowers This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframe...
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$750
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.5 in
The Blonde Neighbor: American Impressionist Portrait, Oil on Board, 16x12"
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
The Blonde Neighbor by Lu Haskew Oil 16x12" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price in...
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$750
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.5 in
Charles Cross Portrait, American Impressionist, Oil on Board, 16x12
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Charles Cross by Lu Haskew Oil 16x12" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price includes...
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$750
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.5 in
Jennifer, 16x12 Oil on Board Portrait, American Impressionist Art
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Jennifer by Lu Haskew Oil 16x12" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price includes the ...
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$375
H 10 in W 8 in D 1.5 in
The Mustache, American Impressionist Portrait, Oil on Board, 10x8"
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
The Mustache by Lu Haskew Oil 10x8" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price includes t...
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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 16 in W 13 in
1940's French Oil Lady in Theatrical Hat Drinking Coffee, signed original work
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Claude Benard, signed and dated Novembre 1946 Title: 'La Folle de Chaillot' Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Size: board : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: pri...
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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...
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H 32 in W 45.75 in D 1 in
'Poussin', Large Post-Impressionist Figurative Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Poussin, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, titled to lower left and dated '1950' Oil painting on c...
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H 32 in W 25.75 in D 1 in
Le Chant de la Forèt, Still Life Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Chant de la Forèt, 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, unfra...
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H 11 in W 7.5 in D 1 in
Charlie Chaplin, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charlie Chaplin, 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, ...
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The Thespians, French Impressionist Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Thespians, French Impressionist Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Oil painting on board, unframed Board ...
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H 8.5 in W 6.5 in D 1 in
Impressionist Still Life of a Hand, Oil Painting, Signed
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Still Life of a Hand, Oil Painting, Signed By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed and dated '1942' by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painti...
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H 10.75 in W 8.75 in D 1 in
Mischievous Child, 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...
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H 39.5 in W 29 in D 1 in
Stylish Large Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stylish Large Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the top ri...
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H 32 in W 21.5 in D 1 in
Nude Impressionist Portrait of a Lady With Turquoise Hair, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Impressionist Portrait of a Lady With Turquoise Hair, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the...
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H 36.5 in W 29 in D 1 in
'Portrait de Christa', Very Large Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait de Christa, Very Large Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the a...
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Impressionist Close Up of a Hand, Oil Painting, Signed
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Close Up of a Hand, Oil Painting, Signed By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Initialled by the artist on the lower left hand corner Oil painting on board, unf...
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H 8.5 in W 6.5 in D 1 in
"Le Roi de Rome, d'apres Laurance", Impressionist Portrait, Signed
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Le Roi de Rome, d'apres Laurance", Impressionist Portrait, Signed By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed and dated '1942' by the artist on the lower right hand corner Titled verso Oil painting on board, unframed Board size: 8.5 x 6.5 inches Wonderful portrait of a little boy, who we believe was called 'Laurance'. Also, 'Le Roi de Rome' translates to 'The King of Rome' which is a mystery. The painting itself is quite exceptional. He has strawberry blond coloured hair, piercing big blue eyes and a beautiful mouth, a very handsome little boy. This would make a lovely addition to an interior looking to add some vintage oil painting portraits...
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