Lot 216
  • 216

Bernard Buffet

Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description

  • Bernard Buffet
  • Church Street
  • Signed Bernard Buffet (upper right) and dated 1989 (upper left); titled Church Street, N,Y, (on the reverse)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 57 7/8 by 45 in.
  • 146.9 by 114.5 cm

Provenance

Opera Gallery, Paris
Acquired from the above in 2003

Condition

The work is in excellent condition. The canvas is not lined. The surface is nicely textured. There are original pin holes in each corner. Under UV light: certain original pigments fluoresce but no inpainting is apparent.
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