Daniel Sénélar


Daniel Sénélar was a French painter.

Biography

Presented by Nicolas Untersteller at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris on 30 October 1947. He first worked under the supervision of Nicolas Untersteller and later under Maurice Brianchon in 1949.
In 1951 he received the Grand Prix de Rome. He took up residence from 1952 till 1955 at the Villa Medici. under the direction of Jacques Ibert. He became professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lille in 1967, a post he held for thirty years.

Works

His extensive work includes drawings, paintings and graphics. One of his most famous works is the painting "The Horse, Companion of Man", for which he received the Prix de Rome 1951.
Daniel Sénélar has participated in the restoration works of the Palace of Versailles.