Lot Essay
This work is recorded in the Maurice Garnier Archives.
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Papillon vert
Details
Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)
Papillon vert
signed and dated ‘Bernard Buffet 63’ (upper centre)
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 51 1/4 in. (81 x 130 cm.)
Painted in 1963
Papillon vert
signed and dated ‘Bernard Buffet 63’ (upper centre)
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 51 1/4 in. (81 x 130 cm.)
Painted in 1963
Provenance
Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris.
Acquired from the above and thence by descent to the present owner.
Acquired from the above and thence by descent to the present owner.
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