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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2493Location: BostonDate / Time: January 29, 2010 12:00PM
Description:
Bernard Buffet (French, 1928-1999)
Flowers, alternatively titled Fleur dans un Journal
Signed and dated "Bernard Buffet 59" c.r., identified on a label from Schoneman
Galleries, Inc., New York, stamped "DAVID ET GARNIER" and inscribed "57.B" and "McGraw" on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 20 in. (64.8 x 50.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Mild surface grime.
Provenance: Estate of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (née Braman) Grasso, Essex, Connecticut.
N.B. We wish to thank Mr. Maurice Garnier for kindly confirming the authenticity of this lot; a certificate of authencity from Mr. Garnier accompanies the lot.
Estimate $30,000-50,000
Minor craquelure along stretcher bar in u.l. quadrant, no additional condition issues to report.