BERNARD BUFFET | Le Port de la Rochelle, 1955

signed Bernard Buffet and dated 55 upper right; oil on canvas

Pierre Bergé, Paris (gift from the artist)

Paris, Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint-Laurent
Saint-Rémy de Provence, Musée Estrine, Bernard Buffet, la collection Pierre Bergé, 2018

Jérôme Coignard, Bernard Buffet, Les années 1950, Entretien avec Pierre Bergé, Paris, 2016, no. 100, illustrated p. 166

It has not been possible to see the work entirely unframed. The canvas is not lined. Examination under UV light reveals no evidence of retouching. There is a minor frame rubbing along the extreme edges. This work is in overall very good condition.
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The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Galerie Maurice Garnier. "I took Bernard to meet [my parents] in 1950 a few months after we met. This is when Bernard discovered La Rochelle. He then had an exhibition of paintings of ports where he showed his pictures of La Rochelle."

Pierre Bergé