French Modernist

Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Grand Canal Venice Muted Soft Colors

"The Canal" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) stamped verso oil painting on canvas canvas: 8.75 x 10.5 inches Original oil painting on canvas by the French artist, Genevièv...

The Grand Canal, Venice Alvarez ( Mid 20th Century) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 33 inches canvas: 20 x 28 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very ...

French School, late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 14 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition

Landscape by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) oil painting on board board: 9 x 10.5 inches Superb mid-century oil painting on board by the French artist, Geneviève Zondervan ...

A charming mid 20th century French oil on board depicting a tranquil river landscape. Lovely quality atmospheric work in excellent original condition. Presented in a beautiful carve...

A beautiful and bold composition of La Cad'oro in Venice with clear blue skies above and a cubist reflections of the buildings below in different shades of blues and turquoises. H...

Claude Venard (French, 1913 - 1999) Venice Canal, Italy, circa 1950-55 Oil on canvas 24 x 24 inches Signed lower center Provenance: Private Collection, Massachusetts The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Galerie Felix Vercel. Claude Venard was a notable exponent of the French mid-century post-Cubist movement. He was born to bourgeois parents from Burgogne in Paris, on March 21, 1913. At the age of 17, he enrolled and attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, but remained for only two days, not adhering to the school's academic style. Instead, he spent the following six years at the École des Arts Appliqués, taking evening classes and embracing the contemporary Parisian art scene, all the while becoming recognized in its circles. Not able to support himself as an artist, by 1936 he found employment as a restorer at the Louvre, further honing his artistic skills. Paris of the period was dominated by an art trend that strongly favored abstraction. Following a group show at the Galerie Billet-Worms in 1935, art critic Waldemar George declared: "Let's be young again! Painting is not dead… Its course has not stopped. Forces Nouvelles is born." Venard contributed and initially adhered to the strict disciplines of the Forces Nouvelle group. But as with many of his fellow members, he soon abandoned it seeking individual expression. Following WWII, Venard rekindled friendships with past Forces Nouvelles members, joining Pierre Tal-Coat, André Marchand, André Civet...

A beautiful and unusual mid 20th century oil on board depicting a Venetian canal with couple on a gondola. Lots of detail and very well painted work. Original exhibition label on the...