Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in upper left. Inscribed “J 16” on the reverse of the canvas. 49.8 x 64.8 cm. . [AW].
- Buffet was the star of the French art scene in the 1950s and has a reputation as "painter of existentialism". - His unmistakable realistic style is based on Rembrandt, Géricault, Courbet and van Gogh. - Death, hunger and disgust are the basic themes of his gloomy still lifes. - His works are in renowned international collections like the Kunstmuseum Basel, Tate Gallery, London, the Musée Nacional d'Art Moderne, Paris, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
LITERATURE: Christie's, New York, auction 1901, November 7, 2007, lot 437.
