Clesse was a French post-war contemporary artist, who specialized in abstract paintings. Clesse and his wife Christiane Bastide were two artists living in Paris, France together. Daniel grew up with a love for drawing as a child while Christiane developed her passion for the arts a bit later in her teens. He had studied in Paris at the Beaux Arts and the colors he used in his paintings reflect the light of Provence. He worked mostly using oil on canvas, but also oil on wood.
They committed their entire lives to the arts and creating new paintings as often as they were able to. Daniel worked nights at the French Post Office in order to afford painting on a daily basis. The couple lived and worked in Paris up until 1985 when they decided to make a move to the small village of Aniane in Southern France. Once moved and settled they both continued working to evolve their art at the new home. Many galleries over the years tried to convince him to sell his pieces but Daniel never allowed it. He did a couple small exhibition shows where he sold his paintings himself.
Clesse was a French post-war contemporary artist, who specialized in abstract paintings. Clesse and his wife Christiane Bastide were two artists living in Paris, France together. Daniel grew up with a love for drawing as a child while Christiane developed her passion for the arts a bit later in her teens. He had studied in Paris at the Beaux Arts and the colors he used in his paintings reflect the light of Provence. He worked mostly using oil on canvas, but also oil on wood.
They committed their entire lives to the arts and creating new paintings as often as they were able to. Daniel worked nights at the French Post Office in order to afford painting on a daily basis. The couple lived and worked in Paris up until 1985 when they decided to make a move to the small village of Aniane in Southern France. Once moved and settled they both continued working to evolve their art at the new home. Many galleries over the years tried to convince him to sell his pieces but Daniel never allowed it. He did a couple small exhibition shows where he sold his paintings himself.
