Bernard Buffet (1929-1999)
Bébert
signed and dated 'Bernard Buffet 1966' (upper right), signed again 'Bernard Buffet' (lower center), numbered twice 'V IV' (upper left) and numbered '6' (upper right); titled 'Bébert' (on the frame backboard)
watercolor, colored wax crayons and pencil on paper
25½ x 19½ in. (64.8 x 49.6 cm.)
Executed in 1966
Provenance
Wally Findlay Galleries, Inc., New York.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 4 November 1981, lot 216.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Lot Essay
Maurice Garnier has confirmed the authenticity of this work.