CLAUDE VENARD (1913-1999) Le fruit noir

Lot 88

3 5004 000

signed ‘CV’ (lower left), signed ‘C Venard’ (on the reverse), gallery label ‘Galerie Felix Vercel / Paris’ (on the reverse of the stretcher) oil and mixed media on canvas 22 x 27 cm PROVENANCE: Galerie Felix Vercel, Paris Frédéric Stern Frédéric Stern was an art dealer and collector specializing in 19th-century French paintings. Raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he moved to Paris in 1944, where he connected with influential artists and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under André Lhote, Édouard Georges Mac-Avoy, and Fernand Léger. He also trained in couture and jewelry design

Lot subject to the artist's resale right in accordance with Sovereign Order n° 10.300 of 22nd December 2023 setting out the terms and conditions for the application of Act n° 1.526 of 1st July 2022.

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