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Bernard Buffet – La Chouette (The Owl)

Bernard Buffet, La Chouette is an original Drypoint on Arches paper made in 1963.  It is signed and numbered in pencil.  Published by Editions Lacouriere Galerie David et Garnier. Printed by Atelier Lacouriere et Frelaut. Rheims 42.

Bernard Buffet was a French Expressionist painter. Best known for his representational work, Buffet’s paintings are often figurative, graphic, and central in their compositions.

Bernard Buffet’s painting conveyed the anxiety that permeated France during the Nazi occupation and came to dominate the post-war figurative art scene. A member of a group called L’Homme Témoin (The Witness) along with Bernard Lorjout and André Minaux, Buffet developed a realist style infused with social criticism, featuring a restrained palette and black outlines.

Title

La Chouette

Alt. Title

The Owl

Medium

Drypoint

Year

1963

Edition

100

Signature

Signed, numbered

Catalogue Raisonné

Rheims 42

Size 30 x 22.5 (in)
76 x 57 (cm)
Price SOLD
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Bernard Buffet, La Chouette is an original Drypoint on Arches paper made in 1963.  It is signed and numbered in pencil.  Published by Editions Lacouriere Galerie David et Garnier. Printed by Atelier Lacouriere et Frelaut. Rheims 42.

Bernard Buffet was a French Expressionist painter. Best known for his representational work, Buffet’s paintings are often figurative, graphic, and central in their compositions.

Bernard Buffet’s painting conveyed the anxiety that permeated France during the Nazi occupation and came to dominate the post-war figurative art scene. A member of a group called L’Homme Témoin (The Witness) along with Bernard Lorjout and André Minaux, Buffet developed a realist style infused with social criticism, featuring a restrained palette and black outlines.

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Title

La Chouette

Alt. Title

The Owl

Medium

Drypoint

Year

1963

Edition

100

Signature

Signed, numbered

Catalogue Raisonné

Rheims 42

Size 30 x 22.5 (in)
76 x 57 (cm)
Price SOLD