Bernard BUFFET, 1928-1999 - Lot 61

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Bernard BUFFET, 1928-1999 - Lot 61
Bernard BUFFET, 1928-1999 Flowers in a glass, 1967 oil on canvas (missing and cracked), signed and dated middle right, titled in graphite on the frame on the frame, stamped Maurice Garnier in an oval on the back of the canvas top left 65 x 54 cm. ATTENTION: PRIOR REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO BID ON THIS LOT The work is in the archives of the gallery Maurice Garnier. A certificate of authenticity not found to this day was issued formerly for this work. In this bouquet, Bernard Buffet simplifies the background which is treated in white with green and yellow shades. The red and yellow flowers are highlighted with black, they stand out in the background with strength. The pedestal table and its white doily are reduced to their simplest geometric expression and balance the composition. Bernard Buffet published "Herbier" in 1967 with texts by Louise de Vilmorin. The sixteen lithographs of flowers in color of the album are accompanied by short poems. Bernard Buffet is the painter of flowers, ink and wire. Jean Cocteau
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