Lot 107
  • 107

Bernard Buffet

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • Bernard Buffet
  • Hôtel de l'Espoir
  • signé Bernard Buffet et daté 70 (en haut à droite)
  • technique mixte sur papier marouflé sur toile
  • 50 x 65 cm ; 19 5/8 x 25 1/2 in.

Provenance

Vente : Mallet Japan, Tokyo, 28 novembre 2014, lot 229
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

Literature

Yann le Pichon, Bernard Buffet, 1962-1981, vol. II, Paris, 1986, no. 711, reproduit p. 278

Condition

Executed on paper laid down on canvas. There are some artiste's pinholes at the four corners and a very few minor scattered dots of foxing. There are some minor areas of hairline craquelures located in the black pigment where the impasto is stronger (at the lower left quadrant). There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. The work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Bernard Buffet' and dated '70' (upper right), mixed media on paper laid down on canvas. Executed in 1970.