Acrylic on panel, 48” x 36”

Bête Noire (1) is featured in Nicole Duennebier’s solo exhibition After Nature in the Emerging Gallery at Boston City Hall from February 13 - May 8, 2026. The painting will be available for pick-up or delivery after May 8, 2026.

Nicole Duennebier’s work is characterized by a voracious approach to historical influences. Visually her paintings evoke a keen interest in Dutch still lifes, the Old Masters, and Rococo landscapes. She depicts flora and fauna with heightened, sometimes excessive, detail and texture which renders her subjects both attractive and repulsive. Duennebier was a 2022 and 2016 Massachusetts Cultural Council Painting Fellow and her work can be found in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and New Britain Museum of American Art. She currently lives and works in Malden, Massachusetts.

Bête Noire (1) is currently on loan to Maine College of Art & Design where it was featured in 2025 for Assembly, Maine College of Art & Design's 2025 Alumni Triennial.. It may be purchased and is available for delivery upon request.