Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)
La Grande Mosquée
signed 'Bernard Buffet' (upper right) and dated '1995' (upper left); inscribed 'La Grande Mosquée Pekin' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
43¾ x 57½ in. (114.2 x 146 cm.)
Painted in 1995
Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)
La Grande Mosquée
signed 'Bernard Buffet' (upper right) and dated '1995' (upper left); inscribed 'La Grande Mosquée Pekin' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
43¾ x 57½ in. (114.2 x 146 cm.)
Painted in 1995
Opera Gallery, Singapore.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
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Specialist note
This work is sold with a photo-certificate from Galerie Maurice Garnier.
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