Paul Béliveau
"The Vanitas series began in 2001 and has since evolved in both design and subject matter…but the book has always remained constant. Paying tribute to this object of knowledge has provided the opportunity to celebrate many favorite subjects such as art, literature, wine, design, noted luminaries, music, and history. By reinventing the book spine I can thus conceive an infinite dream library, which the painting makes immortal.” - Paul Béliveau
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Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 24.03.20," 2024, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 44 inches - SOLD
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 24.01.15," 2024, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 44 inches, $15,000
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 23.09.30," 2023, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 44 inches, $15,000
Paul Béliveau, "Suite Morandi 21," 2024, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 48 inches, $12,900
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 23.09.14," 2023, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches, $14,500
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 23.10.27," 2023, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches, $14,500
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 23.06.20 (Orange)," 2023, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60 inches, $17,000
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 23.08.24 (Green)," 2023, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 44 inches - SOLD
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 23.07.18 (Sleep, Sweet Sleep)," 2023, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 44 inches - SOLD
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 23.06.08 (Chairs)," 2023, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches - SOLD
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 22.06.08 (Pink)," 2022, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 48 inches, $12,500
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 22.06.09 (Yellow)," 2022, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 48 inches, $12,500
Paul Béliveau at Arden Gallery
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 22.06.10 (Blue)," 2022, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 48 inches - SOLD
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Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 23.01.04 (Grey)," 2023, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 44 inches - SOLD
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 21.09.23 (Wine)," 2021, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 44 inches - SOLD
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 22.08.26 (Beatles)," 2022, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches - SOLD
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 16.06.30," 2016, acrylic on canvas, 55 x 66 inches, $23,500
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Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 18.05.07," 2018, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 66 inches
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 14.07.25," 2014, acrylic on canvas,28 x 50 inches
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 18.03.01 (Warhol)," 2018, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
Paul Béliveau, "Vanitas 12.09.28 (Marilyn)," 2012, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
sold works & installation shots
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ARTIST STATEMENT
"Paul Béliveau’s Vanitas paintings create a lively dynamic between the content of his chosen publications and the designs of their book spines. While his use of vibrant colors and various painting styles are visually stimulating, his thoughtful choices about which books to place together provoke contemplation. The artist leaves collectors to ponder where these tomes might be found: a museum curator’s office, a child’s bedroom, a professor’s study, a musician’s studio. Béliveau invents layered dialogues within each work, sometimes varying books by era and other times by subject matter. Through these juxtapositions, he suggests endless possibilities of historical relationships
and personal narratives."
- Zola Solamente, Owner, Arden Gallery