ALAIN BERAUD (20-21ème siècle) A table, 2017 Oil on canvas signed and dated lower right, countersigned and dated July 4, 2017 on the stretcher on the back. Provenance: Private collection, Beaulieu-sur-Mer Dimensions: 81 x 65 cm A contemporary French neo-cubist painter, Alain Beraud leads a passionate career devoted to photography, painting and cinema. Drawing his inspiration from everyday moments, his canvases suggest moods and stories, inviting viewers to take a sensory journey beyond their thoughts. Her latest creations were showcased at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris in 2014, before major exhibitions at the Salomon Art Gallery and Art-Expo in New York, Asia Contemporary Fair in Hong Kong, Robert de Niro's Nobu Eden Roc in Miami, etc.

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