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Lot 1256
Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)
Nature morte aux artichauts
Closed17 November 2016
Price Realised
USD 162,500
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Specialist note
This work is recorded in the Maurice Garnier Archives.
Nature morte aux artichauts utilizes the bold outlines and angular forms which were emblematic of the artist’s early works from the 1950s. This monumental composition, adorned with a table composed of strong perpendicular lines with deliberately spaced props, pushes to the surface of the tableau. The tilted perspective and slightly asymmetrical lines are quintessential of Buffet’s modern delineation of still-life subject matter. The artichokes perch upon a stark white platter which rises from the darkened tones of the wooden tabletop. Bold curtains fold behind the central block, adding to the theatricality of the set arrangement.
Nature morte aux artichauts was exposed to the global eye in 1954, when it made the transatlantic voyage to the Los Angeles County Museum, when the artist was only twenty-six.
Louis Jourdan, a previous owner of this work, was a dashing French film and television actor best known for his roles in Gigi (1958), The Best of Everything (1959) and Octopussy (1983). He and his wife Berthe were childhood sweethearts who lived in Beverly Hills until their recent passing (she in 2014 and he in 2015).
Nature morte aux artichauts utilizes the bold outlines and angular forms which were emblematic of the artist’s early works from the 1950s. This monumental composition, adorned with a table composed of strong perpendicular lines with deliberately spaced props, pushes to the surface of the tableau. The tilted perspective and slightly asymmetrical lines are quintessential of Buffet’s modern delineation of still-life subject matter. The artichokes perch upon a stark white platter which rises from the darkened tones of the wooden tabletop. Bold curtains fold behind the central block, adding to the theatricality of the set arrangement.
Nature morte aux artichauts was exposed to the global eye in 1954, when it made the transatlantic voyage to the Los Angeles County Museum, when the artist was only twenty-six.
Louis Jourdan, a previous owner of this work, was a dashing French film and television actor best known for his roles in Gigi (1958), The Best of Everything (1959) and Octopussy (1983). He and his wife Berthe were childhood sweethearts who lived in Beverly Hills until their recent passing (she in 2014 and he in 2015).