Lot 49
  • 49

Bernard Buffet

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description

  • Bernard Buffet
  • Nature morte au buste d'Alexandre
  • signé Bernard Buffet et daté 1988 (en haut à droite)
  • huile sur toile
  • 115 x 146,5 cm ; 45 1/4 x 57 5/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie du Carlton, Cannes
Collection particulière, Allemagne
Acquis auprès du précédent par le propriétaire actuel

Condition

The canvas is unlined. The medium is rich with a nice impasto. There are a few thin lines of craquelure predominately to the blue pigment in the fruit bowl and in the pitcher on the right. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. This work is in very good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Bernard Buffet' and dated '1988' (upper right); oil on canvas. Painted in 1988.