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Maurice Garnier has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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Le rhinocéros
Details
Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)
Le rhinocéros
signed and dated 'Bernard Buffet 55' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51¼ x 116 1/8in. (130.2 x 295cm.)
Painted in 1955
Le rhinocéros
signed and dated 'Bernard Buffet 55' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51¼ x 116 1/8in. (130.2 x 295cm.)
Painted in 1955
Provenance
Galerie David et Garnier, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1955.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1955.
Literature
M. Druon, Bernard Buffet, Paris, 1964 (illustrated).
Y. le Pichon & M. Garnier, Bernard Buffet, vol. I, 1943-1961, Paris, 1986, no. 291 (illustrated pp. 308-309).
Y. le Pichon & M. Garnier, Bernard Buffet, vol. I, 1943-1961, Paris, 1986, no. 291 (illustrated pp. 308-309).
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