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Tournesols et melon
Details
BERNARD BUFFET (1928-1999)
Tournesols et melon
signed and dated 'B. Buffet 55' (upper left) and signed and dated again and inscribed 'Bernard Buffet 55 A Jean Blanque amicalement Le 4 Octobre 1955' (lower center)
watercolor and brush and India ink on paper
25 ½ x 19 5/8 in. (64.8 x 49.9 cm.)
Painted on 4 October 1955
Tournesols et melon
signed and dated 'B. Buffet 55' (upper left) and signed and dated again and inscribed 'Bernard Buffet 55 A Jean Blanque amicalement Le 4 Octobre 1955' (lower center)
watercolor and brush and India ink on paper
25 ½ x 19 5/8 in. (64.8 x 49.9 cm.)
Painted on 4 October 1955
Provenance
Jean Blanque, France (gift from the artist).
Galerie Drouant-David, Paris.
International Galleries, Chicago.
Private collection, Sarasota (acquired from the above, July 1959); Estate sale, Christie's, New York, 21 September 2010, lot 65.
Private collection, Sherman Oaks, California (acquired at the above sale).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Galerie Drouant-David, Paris.
International Galleries, Chicago.
Private collection, Sarasota (acquired from the above, July 1959); Estate sale, Christie's, New York, 21 September 2010, lot 65.
Private collection, Sherman Oaks, California (acquired at the above sale).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Further details
This work is recorded in the Maurice Garnier Archives.
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