

French artist known for hyperrealistic paintings capturing the American way of life in the '50s and '70s.
Biography
Born in 1946, Alain Bertrand has discovered his gift for drawing during his childhood. He would copy comic magazine covers like Mickey or Tintin. He spent his teenage years in a boarding school in Evreux, France. There was an American military base close to the boarding school and he discovered this way American cars (Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile…). Immediately, he becomes passionate about the American universe.
He traveled for the first time in the USA in 1976. The trip was a revelation for him; he discovered the universe of trucks. They will have a great influence on his work.
Having worked as advertising illustrator, he quits his job and start to paint full-time. His works are influenced by hyperrealism. He paints the USA of the '50s, US cars, airplanes or bands from the '70s. Influenced by Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper or Richard Estes, he wants to show the American way of life.
Alain Bertrand shows his paintings in sevaral art galleries, in Europe, in Paris, London, in Belgium, in Portugal… and in the USA.
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Alain Bertrand
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,639

Alain Bertrand
Painting - 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
$20,621



Alain Bertrand
Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
$10,917

Alain Bertrand
Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$8,006

Alain Bertrand
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,941


Alain Bertrand
Painting - 75 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,698

Alain Bertrand
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,941

Alain Bertrand
Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$5,337

Alain Bertrand
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$6,065


Alain Bertrand
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$18,801


Alain Bertrand
Painting - 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
$16,982

Alain Bertrand
Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
$10,674


Alain Bertrand
Painting - 120 x 160 x 8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 3.1 inch
$10,917

Alain Bertrand
Painting - 120 x 110 x 8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 3.1 inch
$7,278





Alain Bertrand
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,609


Alain Bertrand
Painting - 120 x 160 x 8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 3.1 inch
$10,917


Alain Bertrand
Painting - 120 x 110 x 8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 3.1 inch
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