Bernard Buffet

Notre Dame, Framed Modern Lithograph by Bernard Buffet

1968

Artist: Bernard Buffet, French (1928 - 1999) Title: Canal St. Martin Year: 1968 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Size: 19 x 23 in. (48.26 x 58.42 cm) Frame Size: 25 x 28.5 inc...

Bernard Buffet, French (1928 - 1999) - Bridge. Year: 1968, Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate, Size: 19.5 in. x 22.5 in. (49.53 cm x 57.15 cm), Frame Size: 23 x 27.5 inches

Artist: Bernard Buffet, French (1928 - 1999) Title: Place de la Concorde Year: 1968 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Size: 25.5 x 19.5 in. (64.77 x 49.53 cm) Frame Size: ...

Bernard Buffet, French (1928 - 1999) - The Quai d'Anjou. Medium: Offset Lithograph, Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

Bernard Buffet (French, 1928 – 1999) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. An extremely prolific artist, he produced a varied and extensive body of work. His style was excl...

In 1967, renowned French artist Bernard Buffet created an iconic travel poster for Paris, commissioned by French Railways (SNCF). This poster is a stunning example of how fine art an...

Lithograph, 1968 Edition : 30/125 Publisher : Éditions Paris Book Center (New York) Printer : Mourlot (Paris) Catalog : [Sorlier 128, p. 106] 65.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 19.69...

When we mention Bernard Buffet, we instinctively think of his tortured portraits and dark representations of human emotions. However, his work presents a much richer and more complex dimension, such as this less conventional canvas, which, instead of focusing on characters, captures a Parisian scene in a landscape format. In this work, a view of the Seine and the sky, a fragment of the Eiffel Tower blending into a green that seems largely fantasized, a bridge and a total absence of human figures launch the viewer into a visual meditation of the secrets that reside at the heart of the City of Lights. The artist uses black not simply as a color but as a proper tool for sculpting. Shapes are drawn and delineated, contrasting with washed-out colors such as blue and green. Black symbolizes the mystery and inaccessibility of the emotions that the artist seeks to express. Unlike his other works, adding characters to tell a story, Buffet, with this piece, appears more interested in the elements and structural aspects of the composition itself. Buffet succeeds in establishing a link between the observer and the piece represented. The Eiffel Tower and the bridge become the keepers of secrets, frameworks that bear the weight of Paris's history. The river mirrors...