Bernard Buffet

“ ..Buffet, the French painter known for his ‘miserabilist’ black out-lined figurative paintings, was the most successful and in demand painter of his day... ”

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Timothy Taylor, London

“ ..Immensely popular – and always commercially successful – at numerous points in his career, Buffet suffered long spells of vicious critical repudiation, when his work was considered the ultimate embodiment... ”

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Venus Over Manhattan

“ ..Despite nearly universal critical rejection, Buffet remained steadfast in his dedication to figurative painting... ”

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Venus Over Manhattan

“ ..A growing global interest in Buffet’s work has shed light on his illustrious career, revealing a provocative versatility and brutal creativity that resonate as much today as they did five decades ago... ”

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Opera Gallery, New York

“ .. The chronologically structured retrospective opens with Buffet's beginnings, when his work was triggering a new awareness of a wide range of artistic forms and objects... ”

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Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris