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Bernard Buffet — Crapaud sur un nénuphar
Bernard Buffet

Crapaud sur un nénuphar

1956

Buffet's 1956 oil painting depicts a toad on a water lily with characteristic expressionistic intensity and linear precision. The work combines naturalistic subject matter with modernist aesthetic sensibility.

Medium
oil on canvas
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Art Impressionniste et Moderne Evening Auction

April 21, 2022

Estimate: $50,000 – $70,000

Lot 23

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Bernard Buffet, Crapaud sur un nénuphar, 1956

Buffet's 1956 oil painting depicts a toad on a water lily with characteristic expressionistic intensity and linear precision. The work combines naturalistic subject matter with modernist aesthetic sensibility.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1956
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

French, Animal, 1956, Expressionism, Water Lily, Toad, Buffet, Nature Study, Expressionist, Oil on Canvas

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