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Bernard Buffet
(1928 - 1999)
Cerises dans un compotier (Cherries in a Fruitbowl)



If Francis Bacon was the dominant force in Post War British painting, then Bernard Buffet was the French equivalent during the 1950s. With his use of black spiky lines to demarcate form and color and his depictions of everyday scenes, he captured the spirit of ration era Paris. He was an inspiration to several artists of the Ecole de Paris - a term used to describe the large number of international artists who flocked to Paris to live and paint....



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  Lot 14 of 73  

IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART AUCTION
15-16 FEBRUARY 2012
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Winning Bid
$79,200
Rs 39,60,000
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ARTWORK DETAILS

Bernard Buffet
 Cerises dans un compotier (Cherries in a Fruitbowl)

 Signed and dated 'Bernard Buffet 57' (upper right)
1957
Oil on canvas
21 x 25.5 in (53.3 x 64.8 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Alfred & Irmhard Neuman, Saint Paul de Vence (probably acquired directly from the artist circa 1957)
Private Collection, Israel (by descent from the above)

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Maurice Garnier & Jacques Gasbarian.

Category: Painting
Style: Still Life


 









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