Bernard Buffet

BERNARD BUFFET (Paris, 1928 - Tourtour, 1999).
"La géante".
Lithograph, copy 110/120.
Signed and justified by hand.
Measurements: 71,5 x 51 cm.

The figure of Bernard Buffet has recently been revalued thanks to monographic exhibitions such as the one dedicated to him by the Pompidou Center in Paris in 2017. In the artistic context of the post-war period, Buffet renewed the repertoire of forms by immersing himself in his own path, alien to dominant fashions and currents. He had not yet turned sixteen when Berbard Buffer enrolled in drawing classes in his hometown, Paris. Later he began studying art at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts where he consolidated his artistic training. Among his classmates were Maurice Boitel and Louis Vuillermoz. During this period he began to work in the studio of the painter Eugène Narbonne. Later he was hired exclusively by Emmanuel David, and also by Maurice Garnier, who guaranteed him regular exhibitions. He joined the Homme-Témoin group and overnight fame and popularity came to him. In 1953 he already had the best poster among young French painters and in that decade he hung his works in numerous exhibitions. Buffet's influence and his work achieved great recognition in Paris, the city of art at that time. He had many disciples who followed and developed his style. Selection of awards: 1947 Member of Salon d'Automne. 1947 Member of the Société des Artistes Indépendants. 1948 co-recipient of the Prix de la Critique with Bernard Lorjou. 1950 Prix Puvis de Chavannes 1955 First Prize for Magazine Connaissance. 1973 Officer of the Légion d'Honneur. 1974 Member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. His works are part of the collections of the Pompidou Center, the Tate and the Museum of Modern Art. In Japan there is a museum dedicated exclusively to Buffet's work.