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Lot Essay
This work is recorded in the Maurice Garnier Archives.
Details
Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)
Buick 1953
signed 'Bernard Buffet' (upper right); dated and inscribed 'Buick 1953' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
38 1/8 x 51 1/8 in. (97 x 130 cm.)
Painted in 1984
Buick 1953
signed 'Bernard Buffet' (upper right); dated and inscribed 'Buick 1953' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
38 1/8 x 51 1/8 in. (97 x 130 cm.)
Painted in 1984
Provenance
Galerie Tamenaga, Tokyo.
Anonymous sale, Mainichi Art Auction, Tokyo, 5 September 2015, lot 1120.
Private collection, Japan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, Mainichi Art Auction, Tokyo, 5 September 2015, lot 1120.
Private collection, Japan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
M. Garnier, Bernard Buffet, L'Automobile, Paris, 1985 (illustrated).
Y. Le Pichon, Bernard Buffet, vol. III, 1982-1989, Paris, 2007, no. 931, p. 41 (illustrated p. 21).
Y. Le Pichon, Bernard Buffet, vol. III, 1982-1989, Paris, 2007, no. 931, p. 41 (illustrated p. 21).
Special Notice
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