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French · 1928–1999 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 252 of 407 lots (62% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Bernard Buffet: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1940s1110$45.2kSign upOil
1950s4136$20.5kSign upOil
1960s12599$1.5kSign upLithograph
1970s2813$52.5kSign upOil
1980s3520$1.6kSign upLithograph
1990s61$113kSign upOil

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1940s 11 works

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10 of 11
Median
$45.2kSign up
Average
$44.7kSign up
Typical size
23 × 27 in (59 × 69 cm)
Mediums
Oil (8), Lithograph (2), Etching (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (3)

1950s 41 works

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36 of 41
Median
$20.5kSign up
Average
$61kSign up
Typical size
25 × 22.5 in (64 × 57 cm)
Mediums
Oil (18), Lithograph (10), Drawing (4)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (9), Rivers & marshes (2), Harbours & ports (2)
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…and 17 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 125 works

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99 of 125
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$30.1kSign up
Typical size
22 × 23 in (56 × 58 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (91), Oil (22), Print (other) (3)
Subjects
Butterflies (7), Flowers & still life (6), Figures & portraits (6)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 101 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 28 works

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13 of 28
Median
$52.5kSign up
Average
$66.6kSign up
Typical size
25.5 × 36.5 in (65 × 92 cm)
Mediums
Oil (12), Lithograph (8), Other (2)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (6), Markets & villages (2), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 35 works

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20 of 35
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$34kSign up
Typical size
26 × 22 in (66 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (25), Oil (7), Drypoint (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (6), Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1)
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…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 6 works

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1 of 6
Median
$113kSign up
Average
$113kSign up
Typical size
36.5 × 29 in (92 × 73 cm)
Mediums
Oil (6)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (1)

Creation date not recorded

153 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 22 works

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20 of 22
Median
$974Sign up
Average
$23.5kSign up
Typical size
22 × 19.5 in (56 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (14), Oil (5), Etching (2)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (5), Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1)
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…and 10 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 80 works

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48 of 80
Median
$738Sign up
Average
$10.4kSign up
Typical size
25 × 19.5 in (64 × 49 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (50), Other (14), Oil (6)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (5), Harbours & ports (5), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 68 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 51 works

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30 of 51
Median
$680Sign up
Average
$2kSign up
Typical size
21 × 20.5 in (54 × 52 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (37), Print (other) (6), Watercolor (2)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (5), Rivers & marshes (2), Butterflies (2)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 39 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Bernard Buffet auction results →