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Lot 122
  • 122

Bernard Buffet

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Bernard Buffet
  • La passion du Christ "Sainte femme"
  • Signed Bernard Buffet and dated 51 (upper right)
  • Chalk on paper
  • 50 1/2 by 37 3/4 in.
  • 128.3 by 95.9 cm.

Provenance

Possibly Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Schneider (acquired circa the mid-1950s)
Gifted to their daughter
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

The sheet is framed behind plexiglass and the edges are visible. The edges are uneven, especially the upper right edge, and there is a minor loss at the top left corner. There is some rippling, especially along the lower edge, and the sheet is toned overall, but otherwise the work is in generally good condition. Not examined out of the frame
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