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BERNARD BUFFET (1928-1999)
Lot 590

BERNARD BUFFET (1928-1999)

Tournesols et melon

Closed18 May 2024

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BERNARD BUFFET (1928-1999)
Tournesols et melon
signed and dated 'B. Buffet 55' (upper left) and signed and dated again and inscribed 'Bernard Buffet 55 A Jean Blanque amicalement Le 4 Octobre 1955' (lower center)
watercolor and brush and India ink on paper
25 ½ x 19 5/8 in. (64.8 x 49.9 cm.)
Painted on 4 October 1955

Jean Blanque, France (gift from the artist).
Galerie Drouant-David, Paris.
International Galleries, Chicago.
Private collection, Sarasota (acquired from the above, July 1959); Estate sale, Christie's, New York, 21 September 2010, lot 65.
Private collection, Sherman Oaks, California (acquired at the above sale).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.