BERNARD BUFFET | AU BON COIN, CHEZ MAURICE

Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris

Private Collection (acquired from the above in June 1971)

Private Collection (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, New York, May 7, 2014, lot 113)

Wally Findlay Galleries, New York

Acquired from the above

In the dynamic environment of post-war Paris, Buffet, a young painter brimming with talent, received widespread attention from art circles and society alike. At only eighteen years old, he was named by the authoritative French magazine Connaissance des arts to their list of “Ten Important Post-War Artists.” Buffet made a name for himself at a very young age, and his dazzling brilliance influenced the styles of the times and created a commercial phenomenon. But throughout the ups and downs of his career, he remained independent in thought and action, persisted in his core beliefs and never surrendered to the pressures of popular opinion. At a time in which abstract art was widely popular, this bold, uninhibited and talented artist never strayed from figurative expressive methods. It could be suggested that he saved the post-war art scene from succumbing to homogeneity.