Bernard Buffet Nature morte au poisson et au homard

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Bernard Buffet
1928 - 1999
Nature morte au poisson et au homard

signed BernardBuffet and dated 48 (upper edge)
oil and pencil on canvas
54.3 by 64.2cm., 21⅜ by 25¼in.
Framed: 61.5 by 71.5cm., 21¼ by 28⅛in.
Painted in 1948.

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

Condition Report:
The canvas is not lined and UV inspection does not reveal any signs of retouching. This work is in overall very good condition.

Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.

Provenance:
Stephen D. Heineman, Greenwich, Connecticut (acquired from the artist in 1950)

Thence by descent to the present owner