Claude Venard, the French post-Cubist and still life painter, forged a distinctive path with his angular style and vibrant color palette, achieved through thick impasto brushwork. Born on March 21, 1913, in Paris, France, Venard's early artistic journey included a brief stint at the École des Beaux-Arts, but his true education unfolded during his work restoring paintings at the Louvre Museum. In 1936, he joined the Forces Nouvelles, initially embracing their return to traditional craftsmanship but later rebelling to carve his unique post-Cubist niche. Venard's artistic signature emerged through bold use of color and the rough application of paint with a palette knife, resulting in a visceral and "raw" form of geometric aesthetics. As the 1950s unfolded, his work transitioned into greater abstraction, as seen in notable pieces like Still Life (1955–1956). Venard's artistic legacy endures in prestigious collections globally, including the Modern Art Museum in Paris, the Tate Gallery in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Tokyo Museum. He passed away in Savary, France, in 1999.