In the Manner of Bernard Buffet (1929-1999) French, Ink and Wash Parisian Street Scene. Mid-century modern oil painting depicts a Parisian cityscape in the graphic style of Bernard Buffet, featuring stark architectural linework, figures strolling along a riverside promenade, and an arched bridge rendered in heavy impasto tones of teal, ochre, and black.

Size: 30 x 42 in.
Sight Size: 23 1/2 x 35 in.

Bernard Buffet (1928–1999) was a prolific French painter, printmaker, and illustrator key to post-World War II Expressionism. Admitted to the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris at just 15 years old, he quickly gained international acclaim in his twenties, earning the prestigious Prix de la Critique in 1948. Buffet developed a signature aesthetic characterized by sharp, spiky outlines, angular forms, and a somber, muted color palette that evoked the existential melancholy and alienation of postwar Europe. His extensive body of work—spanning portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and religious imagery—won him widespread popularity and high-profile honors, including election to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1974 and the establishment of a dedicated museum showcasing his art in Japan.

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