CLAUDE VENARD (FRENCH, 1913-1999)
Still Life with Phonograph
signed and dated 'C. Venard/51' (lower right)
mixed media on canvas
35 x 24 cm (13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)

Provenance
The Estate of Edith Bortin
Their Sale; Sotheby's, New York, 7 March 2001, where purchased by the present owner.

Venard's work often revolves around still-life subjects, such as fruit, flowers, and everyday objects, which he transforms into lively and expressive arrangements as seen in the present example where the dynamic musical notes are depticted as if dancing off of the sheet music.