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Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)
Lot 360

Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)

L'atelier

Closed6 November 2014

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USD 245,000

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Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)
L'atelier
signed and dated 'Bernard Buffet 56' (lower right); signed and dated again and dedicated 'Bernard Buffet Le 18 aôut 1956 A Pierre Bergé' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
45¾ x 35 in. (115.7 x 89 cm.)
Painted on 18 August 1956

Pierre Bergé, Paris (gift from the artist).
E. David and M. Garnier, Paris (acquired from the above).
Marshall Field & Co. Picture Galleries, Chicago.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.

Specialist note

This work is recorded in the Bernard Buffet Archives at Galerie Maurice Garnier.