Buffet’s Porcelains, or Riopelle’s Materials

Result EUR212,500

Published on 27 February 2020, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 15 February 2020 - 14:30 (CET) - 14, rue des Jardins - 59000 Lille

Modern and contemporary art were feted in Lille, where France was represented by illustrious figures from Survage to Riopelle, not to mention Bernard Buffet.

Bernard BUFFET (1928–1999), Les porcelaines jaunes (The Yellow Porcelains), 1988,... Buffet’s Porcelains, or Riopelle’s Materials

Bernard BUFFET (1928–1999), Les porcelaines jaunes (The Yellow Porcelains), 1988, oil on canvas, signed in the upper left-hand corner and dated in the upper right-hand corner, 130 x 81 cm.
Result: €212,500

In 1988, Bernard Buffet shifted his focus from clowns and minimalist bouquets to Asian ceramics for a change. In his powerfully composed painting Les porcelaines jaunes (The Yellow Porcelains,…

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Catalogued sale of 20th century art

Saturday 15 February 2020 - 14:30 (CET)

14, rue des Jardins - 59000 Lille

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