Rating and value of paintings, drawings and sculptures by Bernar Venet

If you own a work by or based on the work of artist Bernar Venet and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will be happy to advise you. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its value on the current market. Then, if you wish to sell your work, we will direct you to the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Artist's rating and value

A conceptual artist, Bernar Venet won over the art critics, dealers and collectors of his day. Since then, the artist's work has established itself as one of the art market's best-sellers. From the 1990s onwards, the price of his work exploded, with a steady rise, particularly for works produced from the 50s onwards. Venet's works sell for between €50 and €615,650. In 2018, an oil on canvas dating from 1967 entitled Position of two angles of 180° and 159° was sold for €90,000, while it was estimated at between €20,000 and €30,000.

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The artist's works and style

Bernar Venet is a polymorphic painter who works with a variety of materials. He produces many prints, but also drawings, oils on canvas and sculptures, which are his most highly regarded works. He is part of the Conceptual Art movement.

The life of Bernar Venet

Bernar Venet was born in the Alps in 1941.

He began painting in the 1950s, and also produced sculptures. His work is oriented towards abstraction and conceptual art.

In 1966, he moved to New York, where he discovered Minimalism and American conceptual art.

Interested in algebraic and mathematical concepts, he drew inspiration from them in his paintings and drawings - notably by depicting angles.

His best-known achievements in the USA and Europe remain monumental sculptures, often in corten steel - a material that rusts naturally.

He occupies an important place in the contemporary art world, and has received several distinctions for his work.

Bernar Venet's imprint on his era  

Bernar Venet leaves a colossal imprint on the history of contemporary art, as he contributes much to American conceptual art. His artistic approach of working with science is quite unconventional and establishes an obvious porosity between these two fields.

His works are highly valued at auction, and have a certain upside potential.

His signature

Not all of Bernar Venet's works are signed.

An example of his signature can be seen in the drawing below.

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