
Don Quixote et les moulins (Don Quixote and the Mills); Sancho Panza et la huppe (Sancho Panza and the Hoopoe); and Don Quixote en cage (Don Quixote in a Cage), from Don Quixote
Three prints from Bernard Buffet's series illustrating Cervantes' beloved novel *Don Quixote* showcase the French artist's signature style of stark, angular lines and somber palette to bring the iconic characters to life. The works depict pivotal scenes from the classic tale, including the legendary knight's doomed charge at the windmills, his loyal squire Sancho Panza accompanied by a hoopoe bird, and the humiliated Don Quixote confined to a cage. Buffet's characteristically expressive and melancholic draftsmanship lends a haunting, modern sensibility to these timeless scenes of idealism, folly, and the tragicomic nature of human ambition.
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October 17, 2017
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