Lithograph on velin Acropole Papeteries de Renage paper. Paper size: 12.25 x 9.5 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Bernard Buffet, Lithographs 1952-1966, 1967. Published by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, in collaboration with Tudor Publishing Company, New York; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, November 1967. Excerpted from the album, Executed in November 1967 on the press of Fernand Mourlot, Paris, France, this work has been printed on velin Acropole manufactured by Papeteries de Renage. The typography is by the Imprimerie Union. CXXV press-numbered examples were printed on velin d'Arches. Each includes two additional original lithographs by Bernard Buffet, bearing the signature of the artist. BERNARD BUFFET (1928-1999) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. An extremely prolific artist, he produced a varied and extensive body of work. His style was exclusively figurative and is often classified as Expressionist or "miserabilist". Buffet enjoyed worldwide popularity in the 1950s and was often compared to Pablo Picasso for his fame and talent. By the end of the 1950s, however, the public and art community turned strongly against him due to changing artistic tastes, Buffet's lavish lifestyle, and his extremely prolific output. The 21st century saw a renewed interest in his oeuvre.

Excellent condition