Who is Bernard Buffet - Expressionist Painter

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Bernard Buffet - Miserabilist

You may not recognize the name Bernard Buffet but you'll almost certainly recognize his artwork and distinctive style:
- thick black lines and outlines
- angular and elongated depiction of his subjects
- somber colors
- tense facial expressions and limb orientations-
- general feeling if loneliness and unhappiness, even with "happy" subject matter

He was an Miserabilist (French Expressionist Painter) very closely associated with American Mid-century style art but his art is as alive today as it was in 1955.
Bernard Buffet 1928 - 1999

To purchase this print, click Artist Bernard Buffet Standing Next to a Self Portrait of Himself.

Bernard Buffet

Papillon

Bernard Buffet - Papillon

Bernard Buffet

Bank of the Marne

Bernard Buffet's Bank of the Marne

Bernard Buffet

Artist

Bernard Buffet's Artist

Bernard Buffet

Red Roses, Blue and White

Bernard Buffet's Red Roses, Blue and White

Your Thoughts on Bernard Buffet

  • WebGenova May 18, 2012 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    Bank of the Marne. Wow!
  • IMKirsh Jan 26, 2012 @ 9:02 pm | delete
    Very absorbing work. Buffet really brings you into his world but I don't want to stay too long - very depressing!
  • BlueStarling Oct 19, 2011 @ 12:41 pm | delete
    His work is definitely very interesting, and I do prefer "interesting" to "pretty." I like the art in the "Architecture" and "Still Life" categories the best, but to be fair, I generally don't care much for paintings that depict people. His work has a lot of energy and emotion, and is quite engaging. Nice selection of work to view in this lens!
  • bikerministry Sep 7, 2011 @ 9:31 pm | delete
    Oh to have a fraction of this talent!

Bernard Buffet's Figures

buffet-bernard-tete-de-clown-6900166 Buffet, Bernard (1928-1999) - 1999 Clown (Private Collection)
Buffet, Bernard (1928-1999) - 1960 Annabel (Sotheby's London, 2006) Bernard Buffet
Bernard Buffet: Le Petit Duc

Bernard Buffet, Self-Portrait, 1952

Bernard Buffet, Le Cirque, Les trapezistes, 1957

Buffet, Bernard (1928-1999) - 1957 Joan of Arc: The Voice

Buffet, Bernard (1928-1999) - 1954 Portrait of the Artist (Tate Gallery, London, UK)

Buffet, Bernard (1928-1999) - 1964 The Flayed Head

ONE OF BUFFET'S MOST FAMILIAR WORKS

Bernard Buffet Books

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Bernard Buffet Architect

Bernard Buffet Lithograph 1955

Bernard Buffet Lithograph 1955

Buffet, Bernard (1928-1999) - 1957 The Port of Cannes (Sotheby's New York, 2003)

BUFFET, BERNARD - Lapin agile et Sacre Coeur

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Bernard Buffet Still-Lifes

Buffet, Bernard (1928-1999) - 1966-60 The Roses (Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA)

Buffet, Bernard (1928-1999) - 1961 Natural Fish (Sotheby's London, 2006)

Buffet, Bernard (1928-1999) - 1991 Still Life (Private Collection)

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