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Bernard Buffet was born on 10th July 1928 in the Batignolles area of Paris, and he was the son of Charles Buffet and of Blanche Colombe.
To his admirers, Bernard Buffet represented pure genius. He was accepted by the École des Beaux-Arts at the age of 15, introduced to collectors by the painter Aujame and honored at the Prix de la Critique at the age of 20. Bernard Buffet is a master of miserabilism and his work found its place in the most important museums of the world; there is even a museum dedicated to his work in Japan, in Surugadairan, with almost 1000 of his artworks.
Bernard Buffet can be an example of the hiatus between the French and contemporary art. A popularist par excellence, Bernard Buffet was loved by the public, and hated by the elite who reproached him for being too prolific: 8000 paintings, watercolors, drawings, litographsand prints. He resembles Renoir and Picasso in this aspect, as they were also very prolific painters.
His personality began to reveal itself in 1947, with his first angular characters that placed him in the miserabilist expressionist movement, with Francis Gruber and Georges Rouault. His first encounter with Emmanuel David, that represented the origin of his international career, took place in 1948. He had an exhibition at the Drouant-David Gallery in 1949.
As pigments were expensive, he tried to save money and used very little on his canvases. So there was little color, and mostly grey, black and green tones.
His works are strong, poignant, the drawing is elongated, reminding us of a supplication. The style of Bernard Buffet can be identified by the framework of straight lines that became his pictorial system. Grey faces, wrinkled foreheads, thinning hair, contracted hands - his characters all seem to be crucified. This new personality is much acclaimed and the style of Bernard Buffet established itself.
On 4th October 1999 Bernard Buffet committed suicide, as he was not able to paint anymore because he was suffering of Parkinson's disease.
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Bastide en Provence
Bernard Buffet
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€98,000
Le Toréador Escamillo (Grand format)
Bernard Buffet
Print - 100 x 65 x 0.3 cm Print - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
€8,500
Les moulins de Zaandam
Bernard Buffet
Print - 58 x 76 x 0.5 cm Print - 22.8 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch
€6,000
Tête de Torero (Rehaussée)
Bernard Buffet
Print - 74 x 54 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
La révolution Française (Tuileries)
Bernard Buffet
Print - 65 x 107 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.6 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch
€7,500
Plage de Saint-Cast
Bernard Buffet
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€180,000
Don quixote et le duegne barbue
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€3,800
Still Life with Flowers - Orange Bkgrd (After)
Bernard Buffet
Print - 27.3 x 21 x 0.6 cm Print - 10.75 x 8.25 x 0.25 inch
€484
L'Enfer de Dante / Lucifer
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
€900
L'Enfer de Dante / Virgile
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
€900
L'Enfer de Dante / Figure Éclatée
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
€900
L'Enfer de Dante / Dante
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
€900
L'Enfer de Dante / Deux Damnés
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
€900 €810
L'Enfer de Dante / Damné ricanant
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
€900
L'Enfer de Dante / Angélo
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
€900
Le clocher de Sauzon
Bernard Buffet
Print - 56.5 x 76.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.2 x 30.1 x 0.1 inch
€2,900 €2,610
Carafe, coupe de fruits et assiette
Bernard Buffet
Print - 58.8 x 73 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.1 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,608
Le Grand Canal de Venice (The Grand Canal, Venice )
Bernard Buffet
Print - 90.5 x 111.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 35.6 x 43.9 x 0.2 inch
€4,890
L'enfer de Dante / La Harpie
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
€900
Nature morte à la feuille de figuier
Bernard Buffet
Painting - 54 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
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Exhibitions dedicated to Bernard Buffet
Ground Effect
Out Of Ground Effect
From September 17, 2020 to September 30, 2020
Ground Effect
Ground Effect Summer Group Show
From August 3, 2020 to August 30, 2020
Galerie STACKLR
Les grands Maîtres du dessin
From November 18, 2016 to December 31, 2016
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