Bernard Buffet Landscape Paintings

Bernard Buffet 1928-1999 French Les Rails (The Tracks) Signed "Bernard Buffet" (upper right); dated "1982” (upper left) Oil on canvas Once considered 20th-century France's most important painter, Bernard Buffet's stark and dramatic style defined the existential mood of the Post-War era. The present work, entitled Les Rails, was composed in 1982, decades after he had achieved an unparalleled level of artistic celebrity in Paris. In it, a train station and tracks are reduced to the essentials. Buffet's works are instantly recognizable for the harsh black contours delineating his subjects. The artist's imagery, at once direct and indelibly haunting, reflects his renowned avant-garde attitude. Part of the artistic group known as "L'homme Témoin" ("The Witness-Men"), Buffet's canvases were in direct opposition to the ideals of abstraction, favoring to instead express feelings rather than physical reality. Here, Buffet applies his distinctively personal style to a seemingly abandoned line of buildings, paring the barren cityscape down to its most basic elements. The rich, dark colors, the haunting grey sky, and the harsh, bold lines combine to present a visceral visual masterpiece. Born in Paris, Buffet began his art studies at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (National School of the Fine Arts) in December 1943, and worked in the studio of the painter Eugène Narbonne...

Bernard BUFFET 1928-1999 French Chateau du Moulin de Lassay, 1969 Oil on panel Signed and dated upper right, painted in 1969 Canvas: 21 1/4" high x 26" wide (54 x 65 cm) Frame: 33"...

Bernard BUFFET 1928-1999 French "La Tour Eiffel et le Pont de Grenelle", 1960, Mixed Media, Signed and dated upper right A certificate of authenticity by the Galerie Maurice Granie...

Benard Buffet 1928-1999 Regate Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper right Dimensions: 114 cm x 146 cm (145 cm x 177 cm frame included) Canvas: 45 in. x 57 in. (57 in. x 70 in. in...

Bernard BUFFET Saint-Tropez, le Mole Executed in 1983 Certificate of authenticity by the Galerie Maurice Garnier

Bernard Buffet 1928-1999 French Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, 1969 Oil on Panel Signed and dated on the top middle Panel:21 1/4" high x 28 3/4" wide Frame: 31 7/8" high ...

Bernard Buffet 1928-1999 French L'Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile (Paris Arch of Triumph) Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper right Canvas: 57 1/2" high...