Description
Bernard Buffet (French, 1928-1999) color lithograph, “Paris, le Pont Neuf”, depicting the Seine and Notre-Dame cathedral. Lithograph is signed and dated in plate, “Bernard Buffet 68”, and is housed in a chrome frame. Classic mid-century modern aesthetic.
Bernard Buffet (French, July 10, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor of Expressionist or “miserabilist”. An extremely prolific artist, he produced a varied and extensive body of work, studied art at the “Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts” in Paris and worked in the studio of the painter Eugene Narbonne. Buffet enjoyed worldwide popularity in the 1950s and was often compared to Pablo Picasso for his fame and talent. He was an outspoken opponent of abstract art and was a member of the anti-abstraction organization, L’homme Témoin, which campaigned strongly for the value of representational art at a period when abstraction started dominating the critical debate. Bernard Buffet’s
paintings are usually realistic, graphic, and important in their compositions, and he is well renowned for his representational work. The 21st century has seen a renewed interest in his oeuvre.
Sight: 15.75″H x 20″W; Frame: 19.25″H x 23.5″W
