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Panier de poires et théière by Bernard Buffet
- This compelling still life is the work of the celebrated French Expressionist Bernard Buffet
- Bold and vibrant, this work epitomizes Buffet's signature stark and dramatic style
- Bernard Buffet was one of France's most innovative 20th-century painters
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1928-1999 | French
Panier de poires et théière
(Basket of Pears and Teapot)
Signed "Bernard Buffet" (upper right) and dated (upper left)
Oil on canvas
Bernard Buffet was one of France's most innovative 20th-century painters. He masterfully captures the existential spirit of the Post-War era with his dramatic, angular style. In his day, he was the most collected artist in France. Panier de poires et théière is a stunning still. . .
1928-1999 | French
Panier de poires et théière
(Basket of Pears and Teapot)
Signed "Bernard Buffet" (upper right) and dated (upper left)
Oil on canvas
Bernard Buffet was one of France's most innovative 20th-century painters. He masterfully captures the existential spirit of the Post-War era with his dramatic, angular style. In his day, he was the most collected artist in France. Panier de poires et théière is a stunning still life that exemplifies Buffet’s genius, rendered with striking intensity and bright primary colors.
Buffet, a prominent member of the artistic movement L'Homme Témoin (The Witness-Man), rejected the ideals of abstraction, favoring the expression of reality and raw emotion. While the group was known for its generally pessimistic outlook, Buffet’s embrace of bold, vibrant colors and moments of lightness was uniquely his own. In this work, Buffet’s unmistakable style is applied to a still life of fruits and flowers, arranged on a crisp white tablecloth against a luminous red background. The interplay of vivid colors and bold, angular lines results in a striking, visceral masterpiece that captures both emotional depth and visual brilliance.
Born in Paris, Buffet began his art studies at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in December 1943, training in the studio of painter Eugène Narbonne. After just two years, Buffet set out on his own, launching a successful career that began with the exhibition of a self-portrait at the Salon des Moins de Trente Ans at Galerie Beaux-Arts in 1946. His stark, existential compositions brought him global fame and fortune at a remarkably young age. Today, Buffet’s works are held in prestigious institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among many others. His legacy is further celebrated by museums in Japan dedicated exclusively to his oeuvre.
This work is accompanied by its certificate of authenticity, issued by Danielle Buffet dated December 19, 2025.
Dated 1996
Canvas: 23” high x 31 1/4” wide (58.4 x 79.4 cm)
Frame: 33” high x 41 1/4” wide x 1 1/4” deep (83.8 x 104.8 x 3.2 cm)
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M.S. Rau, New Orleans
| Maker: | Buffet, Bernard |
| Period: | 1919-Present |
| Origin: | France |
| Type: | Paintings |
| Style: | Modernism |
| Depth: | 1.25 in. (3.18 cm) |
| Width: | 41.25 in. (104.78 cm) |
| Height: | 33.0 in. (83.82 cm) |
| Canvas Width: | 31.250 in. (79.38 cm) |
| Canvas Height: | 23.000 in. (58.42 cm) |
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