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Bernard Dufour is a French painter, photographer and writer, born November 21, 1922 in Paris and died July 21, 2016 in Foissac in Aveyron.

An agricultural engineer by training, Bernard Dufour came to painting after World War II. He is first the author of an abstract work before turning to figuration from the 1960s. He then painted many self-portraits and portraits of relatives, as well as nudes.

Painter of the intimate, close to Jean Genet, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Claude Ollier and Pierre Guyotat, we can see his paintings in the film La Belle Noiseuse by Jacques Rivette. He also testified in the documentary film Mise à nu by Corinne Espagno.


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Print, Sans titre (190), Bernard Dufour

Sans titre (190)

Bernard Dufour

Print - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm

$169

Print, Homme Mars, Femme Vénus, Bernard Dufour

Homme Mars, Femme Vénus

Bernard Dufour

Print - 35 x 25 cm

$226

Painting, Ohne Titel, Bernard Dufour

Ohne Titel

Bernard Dufour

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm

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Bernard Dufour is a French painter, photographer and writer, born November 21, 1922 in Paris and died July 21, 2016 in Foissac in Aveyron.

An agricultural engineer by training, Bernard Dufour came to painting after World War II. He is first the author of an abstract work before turning to figuration from the 1960s. He then painted many self-portraits and portraits of relatives, as well as nudes.

Painter of the intimate, close to Jean Genet, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Claude Ollier and Pierre Guyotat, we can see his paintings in the film La Belle Noiseuse by Jacques Rivette. He also testified in the documentary film Mise à nu by Corinne Espagno.

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When was Bernard Dufour born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1922