Bernard Buffet <Camellia and Rose> Original Lithograph Print [Framed] 65.5x50cm

This piece is currently held by our partner gallery in France. While it is considered to be in good condition by French standards, the criteria for evaluating the condition of aged items may differ between France and Japan. Please consider your purchase with the understanding that the item is vintage and may show signs of age such as stains, discoloration, creases, wrinkles, or fading. We have not physically inspected the item. The artwork is currently stored in France, and delivery will take over two weeks after your order is placed. Due to the nature of the artwork, returns are not accepted after purchase.

A prominent painter of post-World War II France. His melancholic landscapes and figures resonated with the post-war atmosphere, and he became a popular artist even as a student. Alongside contemporaries Michel Henry, Brasilier, Catlin, Jansem, and Cassignoul, he established his unique artistic style characterized by a hard, somewhat outlined, and simplified form with monochromatic colors, standing out among the masters of the French art world.

1928 Born in Paris

1943 Enrolled in the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, with Michel Henry and Brasilier in the same class

1937 Held first solo exhibition; Museum of Modern Art in Paris purchased his work

1949 Awarded the Critic's Prize

1959 "Bernard Buffet Exhibition" held at the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and Kyoto

1971 Awarded the Légion d'honneur

1973 Buffet Museum opened in Shizuoka

1974 Vatican Museums purchased his work

1991 Pushkin Museum and Hermitage Museum held a retrospective exhibition

1999 Committed suicide at his home in southern France