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Bernard Buffet

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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  1. Bernard Buffet, Toréro Debout, 1961, Oil on canvasToréro DeboutRavenel · NT$18,000,000≈ $610,380≈ £482,934≈ €534,109Sign up to see
  2. Bernard Buffet, La Rue Soufflot et le Panthéon, 1956, Oil on canvasLa Rue Soufflot et le PanthéonRavenel · NT$16,800,000≈ $550,368≈ £425,487≈ €501,155Sign up to see
  3. Bernard Buffet, Torero rose, 1960, oil on canvasTorero rosePhillips · HK$3,528,000≈ $452,254≈ £376,973≈ €435,866Sign up to see

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  1. Bernard Buffet, La Route (The Road), circa 1962, Pencil signed lower right hand corner
    La Route (The Road), circa 1962
    Drawing
    30 x 22 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1057
    $120≈ £104≈ €120HammerSign up free to seeEst. $250–350View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  2. Bernard Buffet, La Route (The Road), circa 1962, Pencil signed lower right hand corner
    La Route (The Road), circa 1962
    Drawing
    30 x 22 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 171
    $450≈ £331≈ €393HammerSign up free to seeEst. $250–350View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  3. Bernard Buffet, Untitled, 1954, graphite on paper
    Untitled, 1954
    Drawing · Paper
    5⅞ h x 9⅞ w in (15 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 184
    $3,640≈ £2,569≈ €2,985Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Untitled
    Drawing · Paper
    9-7/8 x 7-7/8 in
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1273
    $2,200≈ £1,672≈ €1,857HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  5. Bernard Buffet, La chauve souris, Charcoal on tracing paper and paper
    La chauve souris
    Drawing · Paper
    27 x 16.5 cm
    Ravenel · · Lot 35
    NT$132,000≈ $4,421≈ £3,322≈ €3,788Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$120,000–180,000View at Ravenel ↗
  6. Bernard Buffet, Profilbildnis, 1958, Pen and India ink drawing
    Profilbildnis, 1958
    Drawing
    32,5 x 24,9 cm (12,7 x 9,8 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 434
    €3,750≈ $5,116≈ £3,041Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  7. Bernard Buffet, Le phare, 1952, pencil on paper laid on board
    Le phare, 1952
    Drawing · Paper
    25 1/2 x 29 1/2in (64.8 x 100.3cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 60
    $12,000≈ £7,986≈ €9,484Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. UntitledManner of the artist
    Drawing
    11 x 8.5 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 303
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
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Lots by Bernard Buffet that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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