Claire Potié painter

Portraits & nudes

A face in the light, lowered eyes, an attitude: my portraits and nude studies are painted in oil, on canvas, wood panel or paper. The studies, quicker, look for the gesture and movement of the body; the portraits give colour the time to reveal a presence.

A fleur de peau – young woman in a white blouse, eyes half closed, oil on paper by Claire Potié

A fleur de peau

Oil on paper, 45 x 60 cm, 2026

Mary et ses filles – mother reading a book to her two young children, oil on canvas by Claire Potié

Mary et ses filles

Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm, 2026

Petite fille à la sandale – little girl in a pink dress fastening her sandal, oil on wood panel by Claire Potié

Petite fille à la sandale

Oil on wood panel, 30 x 30 cm, 2025

Le grand jeu – woman in a red headdress and red bustier, eyes lowered, oil on wood panel by Claire Potié

Le grand jeu

Oil on wood panel, 40 x 40 cm, 2025

Plein soleil – woman in a wide straw hat, eyes closed in the sun, oil on wood panel by Claire Potié

Plein soleil

Oil on wood panel, 40 x 40 cm, 2025

Edouard – man with long blond hair, bare-chested, oil on paper by Claire Potié

Edouard

Oil on paper, 45 x 60 cm, 2025

John Coltrane – face of saxophonist John Coltrane in chiaroscuro, oil on paper by Claire Potié

John Coltrane

Oil on paper, 40 x 50 cm, 2024

Aurore – female nude with long red hair, oil on paper by Claire Potié

Aurore

Oil on paper, 30 x 40 cm, 2024

Giuseppe – dark-haired man in an open blue robe, oil on paper by Claire Potié

Giuseppe

Oil on paper, 45 x 55 cm, 2024

Jeune fille au bandeau – young woman with a headband in a white shirt against a red background, oil on paper by Claire Potié

Jeune fille au bandeau

Oil on paper, 50 x 60 cm, 2024

Etude - Fleur pensive – study of a pensive seated female nude in red chalk tones, oil on paper by Claire Potié

Étude – Fleur pensive

Oil on paper, 35 x 45 cm, 2025

Etude - Marjorie assise – study of a seated female nude, oil on paper by Claire Potié

Étude – Marjorie assise

Oil on paper, 35 x 45 cm, 2025

Etude - Marjorie allongée – study of a reclining female nude, legs raised, oil on paper by Claire Potié

Étude – Marjorie allongée

Oil on paper, 35 x 45 cm, 2025

Etude - Fleur assise – study of a female nude seated on a stool, oil on paper by Claire Potié

Étude – Fleur assise

Oil on paper, 35 x 45 cm, 2025

Etude - Jeune femme à la bouche rouge – young woman standing in a burgundy sweater and ochre trousers, oil on paper by Claire Potié

Étude – Jeune femme à la bouche rouge

Oil on paper, 35 x 45 cm, 2025