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Lot 191:
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Bernard Buffet Still Life dated 1967 signed Oil on canvas. 30" x 36" Buffet was born in Paris, France, and studied art there at the ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts (National School of the Fine Arts). Sustained by the picture-dealer Maurice Garnier, Buffet produced religious pieces, landscapes, portraits and Still-lifes. In 1946, he had his first painting shown, a self-portrait, at the Salon des Moins de Trente Ans at the Galerie Beaux-Arts. He had at least one major exhibition every year. In 1955, he was awarded the first prize by the magazine Connaissance des Arts, which named the ten best post-war artists. In 1958, at the age of 30, the first retrospective of his work was held at the Galerie Charpentier. Pierre Berge was Buffet’s live-in lover until Berge[2] left Buffet for Yves Saint Laurent. Bernard Buffet was named "Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur" in 1973.On 23 November 1973, the Bernard Buffet Museum was founded by Kiichiro Okano, in Surugadaira, Japan.
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