Bernard Buffet in Amiens

Published on 07 May 2021, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 16 May 2021 - 10:00 (CEST) - Hôtel des ventes de Metz, 43, rue Dupont-des-Loges - 57000 Metz

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Maurice Garnier Gallery, this 1972 landscape once again illustrates Bernard Buffet's penchant for urban views.

Bernard Buffet (1928-1999), Vue de ville, Amiens (City View: Amiens), 1972, oil on... Bernard Buffet in Amiens

Bernard Buffet (1928-1999), Vue de ville, Amiens (City View: Amiens), 1972, oil on canvas signed and dated, 89 x 130 cm/35 x 51.2 in.
Estimate: €50,000/100,000

Bought from the Manoir du Mad gallery in 1975, this large view of Amiens and its cathedral painted by Bernard Buffet three years earlier has remained in the same private collection ever since.…

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2 SALES THIS DAY at 10:00 AM AND 2:00 PM : Great wines / Nice classic sale

Sunday 16 May 2021 - 10:00 (CEST) - Live

Hôtel des ventes de Metz, 43, rue Dupont-des-Loges - 57000 Metz

Martin et Associés (HDV Metz)

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