Galerie Claude Bernard
AMERICAN REALISM 70-80
Group show
ROBERT BIRMELIN, The stadium alight blue city, acrylic on canvas,183 x 198 cm. Courtesy Galerie Claude Bernard
In contrast to the abstract painting and conceptual, minimalist, queer, graffiti and Pop art movements that defined the New York art scene at the time, these artists chose realistic figurative painting. Their work is now seen in a new light, at a time when figurative art is making a comeback and there is a renewed focus on the real world.
Group show of William Bailey, Jack Beal, Robert Birmelin, Bruno Civitico, Mary Ann Currier, Rackstraw Downes, John Gordon, Michael Mazur, and other artists from the same movement.
From March 26 to May 31, 2026
The gallery
The gallery was founded in 1957 by Claude Bernard, near the School of Fine Arts in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Internationally recognized for its exhibitions such as Bacon in 1977, Picasso in 1980, Hockney in 1975, 1982 and 1985, or Giacometti in 2012 to name but a few, the vocation of the gallery is the presentation of contemporary artists in both painting and sculpture.
After the death of Claude Bernard in November 2022, the adventure continues with his nephew Michel Soskine.
Founder of the galleries Claude Bernard Ltd. New York and Michel Soskine Inc. Madrid-New York, he is now leading the gallery in Paris.
New program, new artists, this historical gallery opened in 1957, is making a new start.
Gallery artists
Angel Alonso, Geneviève Asse, Abel Barroso, Ronan Barrot, Jean-Pierre Bertrand, Peter Blake, Juan Cardenas, Henri Cartier-Bresson, César, Leonardo Cremonini, Antonio Crespo Foix, Roël d'Haese, Robert Doisneau, Martine Franck, Alberto Giacometti, Alan Glass, Ipoustéguy, Horst Janssen, Denis Laget, Lee Jin Woo, Eugène Leroy, David Levine, André Marfaing, Armando Morales, Zoran Music, Agathe Pitié, Louis Pons, Paul Rebeyrolle, Maryan S. Maryan, Saul Steinberg, Antonio Seguí, Edik Steinberg, Sam Szafran, Gao Xingjian, Daniel Zeller
