Artwork information

Category

Print

Technique

Lithograph

Date

1989

Dimensions

76 cm x 58 cm

Signature

Signed lower right

Proof(s) of authenticity

Lithograph sold with a certificate of provenance issued by the Mourlot editions

State of conservation

Very good

Framing

No

Location

Paris, France

Description

Original black and white lithograph printed by Mourlot in 1989. This artist's proof is annotated in pencil and signed by Bernard Buffet. Edition of 235 copies and only 45 portfolios published in black and white.

It comes from the collection of Liliane and Jacques Mourlot. This lithograph is sold unframed, however, it is quite possible to buy it framed. Do not hesitate to contact us for more information, we are at your entire disposal.

Provenance

Collection of Liliane and Jacques Mourlot

The artist

Painter
Drawer

Bernard Buffet

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Painter
Drawer
Born in 1928
France

Bio

Bernard Buffet is a French painter of the second half of the 20th century, he is considered a "miserable expressionist". Indeed, his style find its inspiration from a very modest everyday life. As a productive artist, he received great recognition during his lifetime.

Bernard Buffet was born on July 10, 1928 in Paris, where he spent his childhood on rue des Batignolles in the city's 17th arrondissement. At the age of 15, he won the entrance exam to the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and at only 18, he became a professional artist. In 1947, he received a commission from the National Museum of Modern Art of Paris. 

In 1951, Bernard Buffet befriends personalities such as Jean Cocteau, Louis Aragon, Pierre Bergé, Jean Giono, Georges Simenon or Maurice Druon. The latter even devoted a biography to him in 1964.

In 1958, the artist met Annabel Schwob who became his wife and muse. In 1974, Bernard Buffet is elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and in 1993, he receives the "Légion d'honneur".

In 1997, Bernard Buffet was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. In 1999, unable to paint anymore because of his illness, Bernard Buffet puts an end to his life in Tourtour in the Var, France.

Bernard Buffet's works are poignant, his style is quite recognizable: gray and pale faces, foreheads marked by wrinkles, tight hands, straight hair, Bernard Buffet's characters are as if crucified.

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