Bernard Buffet <Bouquet in a Gallé Vase> Original lithograph print Image size 83x50cm

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A representative painter of post-World War II France. His melancholic landscapes and figures resonated with the post-war atmosphere, making him a popular artist even during his student days. Alongside contemporaries such as Michel Henri, Brasilier, Catlin, Jansen, and Cassignol, he established a unique painting style characterized by hard, somewhat outlined and simplified forms and monochromatic colors, challenging the masters of the French art world.

Born in Paris in 1928

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

1937 Holds his first solo exhibition; the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris acquires his work

1949 Awarded the Critics' 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 established in Shizuoka

1974 Vatican Papal Art Collection acquires his work

1991 Pushkin Museum and Hermitage Museum hold a retrospective exhibition

1999 Commits suicide at his home in Southern France