Bernard Buffet <Eiffel Tower> Paris 1968 original lithograph print 53 x 68 cm

This piece is currently held by our partner gallery in France. While the condition is deemed good by local (French) standards, please be aware 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 use due to age (such as stains, discoloration, folds, wrinkles, or fading) that are typical of vintage items. Please note that we have not personally inspected the actual item. The artwork is currently stored in France, and delivery after your order will take at least two weeks. Due to the nature of the artwork, returns after purchase cannot be accepted.

A representative painter of post-World War II France. His melancholic landscapes and figures matched the post-war atmosphere, making him a popular artist even during his student days. Alongside his contemporaries Michel Henry, Brasilier, Catlin, Jansem, and Cassignol, he established a unique artistic style with a hard, slightly outlined, and simplified monochromatic form, challenging the masters of the French art world.

1928 Born in Paris

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

1937 Held his first solo exhibition; Musée National d'Art Moderne acquired his work

1949 Awarded the Critque 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 The Vatican Museums acquired his work

1991 Pushkin Museum and Hermitage Museum held a retrospective exhibition

1999 Committed suicide at his home in Southern France