Lot 62
  • 62

Bernard Buffet

Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
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Description

  • Bernard Buffet
  • Doellan
  • signed Bernard Buffet and dated 1972 (upper left) 
  • oil on canvas
  • 89.5 x 130.5 cm ; 35 1/4 x 51 3/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris (acquired from the artist)
Galerie Art Club, Toulouse (acquired from the above
Acquired from the above in 1974

Condition

The canvas is not lined. Close examination reveals some networks of stable hairline shrinkage visible notably in the lighter pigments and in the dark brown beneath the boats. There is some minor frame abrasion to the extreme edges but no evidence of retouching under UV light. Overall this work is in very good original condition.
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