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Butterfly by Bernard Buffet, c. 1965, oil on linen, sold Oct 2017© Wright — view on Wright website ↗

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Butterfly

Catalogued as “After Bernard Buffet” — not included in the artist’s headline statistics.

Bernard Buffet (French, 1928–1999) · c. 1965

$2,750 price realized incl. premium

≈ £2,093≈ €2,320

Hammer $2,200 · with buyer’s premium $2,750

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on linen”
Support
Linen
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
19¾ h x 25½ w in (50 x 65 cm)
Auction house
Wright
Sale
Art + Design (auctions/2017/10/art-design)
Date
October 12, 2017
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lot
199
Estimate
$3,000 – — (≈ £2,283) (≈ €2,530)
Source
Auction house wright20.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 29, 2026

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