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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, Tournesol et Melo, 1955, Farblithografie auf BFK RIVES (Wasserzeichen)
    Tournesol et Melo, 1955
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 111/125
    46 x 63,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 16
    €714≈ $775≈ £621Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
  2. Bernard Buffet, Harbor Scene, Watercolor Painting
    Harbor Scene
    Watercolor
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · · Lot 207a
    $40,000≈ £30,895≈ €36,466Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
  3. Bernard Buffet, La Route, 1961, Lithograph
    La Route, 1961
    Lithograph
    19.5" high x 15.25" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 49
    $325≈ £250≈ €293HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  4. Bernard Buffet, La Rue Soufflot et le Panthéon, 1956, Oil on canvas
    La Rue Soufflot et le Panthéon, 1956
    Oil · Canvas
    97 x 130 cm
    Ravenel · · Lot 049
    NT$16,800,000≈ $550,368≈ £425,487≈ €501,155Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$14,000,000–22,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
  5. Bernard Buffet, Le Pont des Arts (from Album Paris), Color lithograph
    Le Pont des Arts (from Album Paris)
    Lithograph · ed. 36/150
    21 5/8 x 28 3/8 inches (sheet)
    Michaan's Auctions · · Lot 180
    $1,020≈ £796≈ €924Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
  6. Bernard Buffet, The Crucifixion-, Color lithograph on cream wove Arches paper
    The Crucifixion-
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 95/450
    Sheet size 29.75 inches x 22 inches (75.5 x 56 cm) image 20 inches x 20 inches (51 x 51 cm) unframed
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 251
    $1,000≈ £822≈ €897Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–800View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  7. Bernard Buffet, Femme nue et papillon-Zizi, 1959, Ink, mixed media on paper mounted on board
    Femme nue et papillon-Zizi, 1959
    Mixed media · Board
    50 x 65 cm
    Ravenel · · Lot 050
    NT$1,080,000≈ $34,150≈ £27,161≈ €30,625Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$950,000–1,400,000View at Ravenel ↗
  8. Bernard Buffet, Nature morte au philodendron, 1988, Oil on canvas
    Nature morte au philodendron, 1988
    Oil · Canvas
    130 x 89 cm
    Ravenel · · Lot 057
    NT$9,360,000≈ $295,963≈ £235,396≈ €265,414Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$6,000,000–9,000,000View at Ravenel ↗
  9. Bernard Buffet, Douze Aquarelles 1949-1960, 1960, Kassette mit 12 Heliogravuren und Pochoir
    Douze Aquarelles 1949-1960, 1960
    Photograph
    56 x 69cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 126
    €2,193≈ $2,447≈ £1,935Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Van Ham ↗
  10. Bernard Buffet, Autoportrait, 1949, Radierung auf Velin
    Autoportrait, 1949
    Etching · Paper
    16 x 12cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 127
    €774≈ $863≈ £683Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €700–View at Van Ham ↗
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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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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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