Bernard Buffet

French · 1928–1999 · Painter, Printmaker

Bernard Buffet was a French painter, printmaker, and illustrator. An extremely prolific artist, he produced a varied and extensive body of work. His style was exclusively… (Wikipedia)

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Toréro DeboutRavenel · Jul 2020NT$18,000,000≈ $610,380≈ £482,934≈ €534,109Sign up to see
La Rue Soufflot et le PanthéonRavenel · Dec 2019NT$16,800,000≈ $550,368≈ £425,487≈ €501,155Sign up to see
Torero rosePhillips · Nov 2022HK$3,528,000≈ $452,254≈ £376,973≈ €435,866Sign up to see

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ArtSell has recorded 366 auction results for Bernard Buffet between 2000 and 2026, of which 293 sold (80%). A further 41 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $30Sign up free to see to $610kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $610kSign up free to see for Toréro Debout at Ravenel in July 2020. The most common medium is lithographs (209 lots). Most results come from Phillips (59), Ketterer Kunst (37) and Van Ham (37).

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Les lilas, del portafolio L'Herbier, 1966
Lithograph
36 x 27 cm medidas de la imagen
Morton Subastas · Jul 25, 2026 · Lot 33
MX$5,000≈ $286≈ £215≈ €251HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$6,000–10,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
Cannes, 1968
Lithograph · Paper
8¾ h x 6½ w in (22 x 17 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Jul 22, 2026 · Lot 224
$266≈ £199≈ €233Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Quatre Zinnias, 1967
Oil · Canvas
65.1 x 54.5 cm
Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026 · Lot 46
€88,900≈ $103,480≈ £76,839Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €60,000–70,000View at Lempertz ↗
Tréboul, environs de Douarnenez, le port à marée basse, 1972
Oil · Canvas
35 1/4 x 51 3/16 in (89.5 x 130 cm)
Bonhams · May 21, 2026 · Lot 122
$254,500≈ £189,642≈ €219,415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200,000–300,000View at Bonhams ↗
TETE'
Print (other)
75.0 x 60.0 cm
Capitolium Art · Apr 28, 2026 · Lot 56
€403≈ $471≈ £350Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Capitolium Art ↗
Roses dans un vase de Gallé, 1955
Oil · Linen
81.1 x 65.2 cm (31 7/8 x 25 5/8 in.)
Phillips · Apr 16, 2026 · Lot 19
£61,920≈ $83,864≈ €71,180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
Damier et cartes à jouer, 1958
Oil · Linen
65.1 x 80.2 cm (25 5/8 x 31 5/8 in.)
Phillips · Apr 16, 2026 · Lot 20
£70,950≈ $96,095≈ €81,561Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
Autoportrait, 1949
Oil · Canvas
99.8 x 81.3 cm (39 1/4 x 32 in.)
Phillips · Apr 16, 2026 · Lot 21
£83,850≈ $113,566≈ €96,390Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £90,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
[Mourlot 38]
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 32/150
21 x 26 1/4 in
Abell Auction Company · Mar 22, 2026 · Lot 665
$938≈ £701≈ €811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Abell Auction Company ↗
The Purple Bouquet of Flowers, 1967
Lithograph
11⅞ h x 9¼ w in (30 x 23 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026 · Lot 127
$445≈ £335≈ €388Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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Bernard Buffet: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Bernard Buffet at auction?

$610,380Sign up free to see, for Toréro Debout at Ravenel (July 2020) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Bernard Buffet?

The median sale price is $1.1kSign up free to see across 278 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Bernard Buffet have sold at auction?

293 of 366 recorded lots sold between 2000 and 2026. 41 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Bernard Buffet?

Phillips, Ketterer Kunst and Van Ham account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Ketterer Kunst · Van Ham

About Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet was a French painter, printmaker, and illustrator. An extremely prolific artist, he produced a varied and extensive body of work. His style was exclusively figurative and is often classified as Expressionist and Misérabilisme, as well as figurative collectives such as L'Homme-Témoin and La Jeune Peinture. Art historians have also classified his formal style as "abstract realism"—a framework in which recognizable, everyday figurative subjects are flattened, enclosed within rigid geometric grids, and stripped of cast shadows to assert the two-dimensional autonomy of the canvas. Curators have further noted that the emotional detachment, repetition, and formal rigidity of his figures share close affinities with New Objectivity portraiture and the anti-subjective descriptive style of the Nouveau Roman.

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