Through a selection of works, this exhibition invites visitors to rediscover an artist with an instantly recognizable style, whose intense and vibrant painting captivates through its expressive power, rich texture, and luminous palette.
Blending a modern eye with the strength of color, Claude Venard’s world reveals a body of work that is deeply alive, driven by a free and audacious artistic personality. This exhibition offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in a sensitive and deeply embodied oeuvre, where each canvas conveys presence, rhythm, and emotion.
On the occasion of this exhibition, the gallery is pleased to invite you to the opening reception:

Opening Reception
Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
In the presence of his daughter, Françoise Bircher

The gallery will also be exceptionally open on:
Sunday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Collectors, lovers of modern art, and the simply curious are warmly invited to discover or rediscover the warm and powerful world of Claude Venard at our Lyon gallery.

Located 2040 meter in altitude, the Village of St Véran is the highest settlement in Europe.
It has a unique standing in the Southern French Alps. There, the Alta Peyra, a 4-star Hotel & Spa, and its Michelin guide’s 1-star restaurant will greet you, away from daily life’s tumult.
The sky is yours!
Located above the traditional village of Saint-Véran, the Alta Peyra is right at the start of the ski slopes.

Conceived as a small hamlet of five buildings connected by interior corridors, it reflects the “fustes”, the village’s traditional houses.

In 2012, the Estades Gallery in Toulon was contacted by the Alta Peyra art-loving owners, to set up a regular exhibit for customers’ enjoyment.

Various paintings from the Estades Gallery collection wait to be discovered in multiple areas of this beautiful and charming hotel.

Through a selection of luminous and colorful works, this exhibition celebrates a painting of emotion, light, and happy moments. Guided by a shared sensitivity, the two artists offer us a soothing vision of the world, filled with gentleness, harmony, and joy of life.

Their vibrant and deeply human canvases invite visitors into a serene interlude, where color and light engage in a poetic dialogue. An exhibition to discover for all those who love painting that is sensitive, generous, and resolutely alive.

The Governor palace, located in Lyon’s 6th district, opened its doors to more than 2,300 people at the occasion of the 2020 Heritage Days celebration. For a weekend, Damien COLCOMBET’s animal bronzes welcomed visitors in the courtyard of this beautiful Second Empire style building.

Bronzes by Sylvie Derely, a major artist of the Estades Gallery, were featured in the 2019 celebration.

Since then, the Estades Gallery has been organizing a new exhibit every September, at the occasion of the Heritage Days in Lyon.

Visitors can discover or rediscover major artists regularly or permanently featured in the four sites of the Estades Gallery, in Paris, Lyon, Toulon, and Baden-Baden.

In November 2014, the Estades Gallery organized an exhibition in partnership with the CIC Lyonnaise de Banque, located in the heart of downtown Lyon.

Around thirty oils on canvas by Jean FUSARO were installed in the Atrium of the CIC during a two-week exhibition.
It allowed visitors to rediscover the work of this Master of the Lyon School. The event was so well attended that a new exhibition was planned for March 2016, and featured the animal bronzes of Damien COLCOMBET.
The opening brought together more than 200 guests. The sculpture “Giraffe and Giraffe” was unveiled to the public. A life-size version of this piece will be created and installed in the heart of the Parc de la Tête d’Or in Lyon, September 2017.

The following year honored Bernard Buffet’s lithographs and drypoint engravings.

Since then, a new exhibition has been planned every year to allow the public to discover significant artists of the Galeries Estades permanent collection.