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Bernard Buffet
Composition (Reinz 208-222), Voyages Fantastiques, Bernard Buffet

1958

About the Item

Drypoint etching on papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Voyages fantastiques aux États et empires de la lune et du soleil, 1958. Published by Joseph Foret, Éditeur d'Art, Paris; printed by Roger Lacourière et Jacques Frelaut, Montmartre, Paris, July 12, 1958. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), Recognizing a joy equaling the mastery, Bernard Buffet engraved the dry tips that populate this folio of The Extraordinary Journeys of Cyrano de Bergerac. Selected pages of Fantastic Trips of Cyrano de Bergerac the dry tips illustrating this edition have been engraved by Bernard Buffet and shot on the presses, with the arms of Roger Lacourière and Jacques Frelaut, in Montmartre. The text, composed by hand in erasme body twenty-eight, specially melted for this work, whose drawn letters were engraved on wood, was completed to print the Twelve, July, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-Eight for typography, on the presses of Dominique Viglino, art printer in Bourg-la-Reine. From this first masterpiece of Science Fiction by Cyrano de Bergerac, pages selected and illustrated with dry tips by Bernard Buffet, broken down into two double pages and sixteen off-text in the format of the folio, 281 examples were printed, numbered as follows: 1 example on Papier Japon Nacre lettered A, accompanied by 7 drawings by Bernard Buffet—in the format of the folio—a suite on parchment, a second suite on Arches with a watercolor remark by the Artist, a third suite on white Auvergne. 7 coppers, including 2 doubles, engraved in dry tip by Bernard Buffet, are attached to this example as well as an engraving—not selected—and the corresponding copper. 3 examples on Papier Richard-de-Bas teinté lettered B, C, D, accompanied by 2 drawings by Bernard Buffet—in the format of the book—a suite on Arches with watercolor noted by the Artist, a second suite on white Auvergne. 2 coppers engraved with a dry tip by Bernard Buffet are attached to each example. 5 examples on Papier Richard-de-Bas teinté lettered E, F, G, H, I, accompanied by the drawing by Bernard Buffet—in the format of the folio—a suite on Arches with a watercolor remark by the Artist, a second suite on white Auvergne. 1 engraved with a dry tip on copper by Bernard Buffet is attached to each example. 25 examples on vélin d’Arches pur fil paper, numbered in Roman numerals from I to XXV, accompanied by a suite on tinted Auvergne, as well as a second suite on white Auvergne. 50 examples on Papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil, numbered in Roman numers from XXVI to LXXV, with a suite on Vélin d'Arches paper. 197 examples on Papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil, numbered in Arabic numerals from 1 to 197. In addition, 10 non-commercial examples were drawn numbered H.-C. from 1 to 10 and some examples for the artist and collaborators. It was drawn with large margins 37 following the 20 illustrations signed by Bernard Buffet, and contained in portfolios, numbered from 1 to 37. BERNARD BUFFETT (1928-1999) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. An extremely prolific artist, he produced a varied and extensive body of work. His style was exclusively figurative and is often classified as Expressionist or "miserabilist". Buffet enjoyed worldwide popularity in the 1950s and was often compared to Pablo Picasso for his fame and talent. By the end of the 1950s, however, the public and art community turned strongly against him due to changing artistic tastes, Buffet's lavish lifestyle, and his extremely prolific output. The 21st century saw a renewed interest in his oeuvre.
  • Creator:
    Bernard Buffet (1928 - 1999, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1958
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.125 in (40.96 cm)Width: 12.875 in (32.71 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Auburn Hills, MI
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1465215093782

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