The Bonnec Brothers

For over 20 years ago, the internationally awarded BONNEC Brothers have displayed their works throughout the world - principally in Europe, the USA & Japan. Major critics in the world of art have applauded the Brothers’ works, from Fine Art Magazine (USA) to the Chicago Times.

In France, the BONNEC Brothers are on permanent display in the "Musee de la Monnaie de Paris" (French mint and treasury) and in several other modern art museums.

In Japan, corporations like Sony Music, NTT, Sumitomo... & Department Stores like Mitsukoshi, Isetan, consistently commission the Brothers’ work

I became their agent in 1989, while I was living in Asia as an art publisher (lithographies), 2 years in Japan & 1 year in Taiwan.

Copyrights © BONNEC Brothers 2011.

Painters of happiness

« A four handed duo of colours, of poetry perfumed with a certain surrealistic humor mixing tenderness with anachronism. A world influenced by childhood and a world in which animals are spokemen with a great sense of humor. » - Fine Art Magazine (New York - USA).

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« What a happy sun, the one that shines from your paintings » - Robert SABATIER - Goncourt Academy.

Alain BONNEC (Born in 1952) - Daniel BONNEC (Born in 1962)

« BONNEC Brothers or the entire art of painting ». - Maurice RHEIMS from The French Academy.

They have been the subject of a thesis at the Sorbonne University (Paris) by a Doctor of Psychoanalysis.

You can download the list of the available paintings. To get prices and conditions, thank you to contact us.

Internationally awarded & unanimously acclaimed

« Each of their paintings reveals a tender world filled with childhood, dreams, emotion and spontaneity. Their work transports viewers to wonderful worlds of imagination and universes of delight. With a slightly mischievous eye, the BONNEC Brothers create a new and poetic reality, and their canvases represent windows to happiness, reminding us that life is joyful and beautiful » - Fine Art Magazine

2 books have been published about their works of art.
One in French & Japanese and one in English.

French Finance Ministry has choosed their paintings for limited editions of coins & medals.

UNICEF Artists, the BONNEC Brothers have contributed to various philanthropic organizations.

Their paintings are regularly shown on TV shows by Celebrities like mime MARCEAU & others.

A very fruitfull cooperation in Japan.

Galeries, press, television, department stores, publicists, editors...
all of them were very mooved and seduced by BONNEC Brothers "magical world".

Above & below, some of the many limited editions of lithographies made during 3 years.

Fuji TV report at the varnishing-day of an exhibition
dedicated to BONNEC Brothers paintings in Kyoto.

Booth at the Tokyo International Art Show (paintings, lithographs and sculptures).

Merchandising : postcards, advertising materials, posters, jigzaw puzzles (see below pictures)