Bernard Buffet, Nature morte au panier

Property from an Important Family Collection
Bernard Buffet
1928 - 1999
Nature morte au panier

Signed Bernard Buffet and dated 59 (upper left)
Oil on canvas
31 7/8 by 39 1/2 in. (81 by 100.3 cm)
Framed: 40 3/8 by 47 7/8 in. (102.6 by 121.6 cm)
Painted in 1959.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Galerie Maurice Garnier.

Condition Report:
This work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined. Pindot losses to all four corners, likely artist's pinholes. Some minor scattered pigment shrinkage to the black pigments. A single possible spot of loss to the black pigment along the top edge of the baguette. Under UV light: Some original pigments fluoresce but no inpainting is apparent.

Provenance:
Galerie David et Garnier, Paris (acquired from the artist)
Wally Findlay Gallery, Chicago (acquired from the above and sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, December 5, 1962, lot 52)
Private Collection, California (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent