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Bernard Buffet
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Bernard Buffet
- Nature morte au melon et à l'ananas
- Signed Bernard Buffet (upper center); dated 1989 (upper left); inscribed N.M. au melon et ananas and dated 89 (on the stretcher)
- Oil on canvas
- 25 7/8 by 39 3/8 in.
- 65.5 by 100 cm
Provenance
Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris
Dimensions Art Center, Taiwan
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1995
Dimensions Art Center, Taiwan
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1995
Condition
The painting is in excellent condition. The paint surface is clean. The canvas has not been relined and there is no evidence of retouching when the work is examined under UV light.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Buffet’s instantly recognizable style and prolific output contribute to the fierce response his work has garnered over the years, and the present work is a wonderful example of the artist at the height of his powers. The genre of still life proved a subject of predilection for the artist and throughout his career Buffet produced dozens of nature mortes, instilling a unique exuberance and verve into a subject that is most often associated with silence and immobility. The energy and vigor with which he depicts such scenes reflects Buffet’s evident delight in the beauty of the quotidian world and perhaps a latent desire to escape the humdrum of everyday urban life, perhaps most firmly evidenced in his inclusion of the exotic pineapple.