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FRENCH PENCIL PAINTING ATTR TO BERNARD BUFFET - Attributed to Bernard Buffet, French, 1928 to 1999, a pencil painting on paper, a sketch depicting a public transport genre scene. Signed upper right. Framed. Bernard Buffet was a French painter of Expressionism manner and a member of the anti abstract art group Lhomme Temoin, the Witness Man, and studied art at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts. He created more than 8000 paintings and many prints as well. He was recognized by the public, collectors and critics for his melancholic, gloomy works that convey the atmosphere that prevailed in France after the Second World War. For Post War France, Buffet became an artistic phenomenon. As a successor to the continuity of French painting, he was on a par with Picasso, from the very beginning of his work after the war. Buffet created illustrations for books by Lautreamont, Jean Gion, Jean Cocteau, Cyrano de Bergerac, Charles Baudelaire, Francoise Sagan, Louise Di Vilmorin, Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, Dante Alighieri, Annabelle Buffet. He created scenery for the theater, opera and ballet. Modern European Fine Art, Expressionist Still Life Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork. Dimensions Frame 15 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. Image 13 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Restored. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.