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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 18, 2024 | Christie's | New York | Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper Sale | 593 | $****** - ****** | Tête de clown | |||
Oct 7, 1987 | Sotheby's | New York | Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Drawings | 205 | Estimates not disclosed | Tete de clown |
Works on Paper
64.8 x 50.2 cm (25.5 x 19.75 in)
watercolor, pen and brush and India ink and grey wax crayon on paper
signed and dated "Bernard Buffet 55" (upper right)
Galerie David et Garnier, Paris.
Anon. sale, Sotheby"s, New York, 7 October 1987, lot 205.
Private collection, Japan (acquired at the above sale).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
BERNARD BUFFET (1928-1999)
Tête de clown
signed and dated "Bernard Buffet 55" (upper right)
watercolor, pen and brush and India ink and grey wax crayon on paper
25 ½ x 19 ¾ in. (65 x 50 cm.)
Executed in 1955