Bernard Buffet "The Difficult Pierrot" Original lithograph print from the Circus, 1968, 68 x 48 cm

This piece is currently held by our partner gallery in France. While the condition is deemed good by local (French) standards, please note that the criteria for evaluating the condition of aged items may differ between France and Japan. Please consider purchasing only after acknowledging any signs of age-related wear and tear typical of vintage items (such as stains, discoloration, folds, creases, or sun damage). We have not physically inspected the item. The artwork is currently stored in France, and delivery after your order will take more than two weeks. Due to the nature of the artwork, returns after purchase are not accepted.

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 as a student. Alongside contemporaries such as Michel Henry, Brazilier, Catlin, Jansen, and Kassingnor, he established his unique artistic style with a hard, slightly outlined and simplified form and monochromatic colors, competing with the masters of the French art scene.

1928 Born in Paris

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

1937 Holds first solo exhibition, Musée National d'Art Moderne purchases artwork

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 Legion of Honor

1973 Buffet Museum opens in Shizuoka

1974 Vatican Museums purchase artwork

1991 Pushkin Museum and Hermitage Museum hold retrospective exhibitions

1999 Commits suicide at his home in southern France