| Daniel Sénélar | |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Movement: | Cubism |
| Training: | Nicolas Untersteller |
| Field: | Painting, drawing |
| Works: | Le Cheval compagnon de l'Homme Grand prix de Rome |
| Spouse: | Mara Rumbold |
Daniel Sénélar (born 24 June 1925 in Paris; died 15 March 2001 in Paris) was a French painter.
Presented by Nicolas Untersteller (1900–1967) at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris on 30 October 1947. He first worked under the supervision of Nicolas Untersteller and later under Maurice Brianchon (1899–1979) in 1949.
In 1951 he received the Grand Prix de Rome. He took up residence from 1952 till 1955 at the Villa Medici.[1] under the direction of Jacques Ibert. He became professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lille in 1967, a post he held for thirty years.
His extensive work includes drawings, paintings and graphics. One of his most famous works is the painting "The Horse, Companion of Man" (1951), for which he received the Prix de Rome 1951.
Daniel Sénélar has participated in the restoration works of the Palace of Versailles.
