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Bernard Buffet : the invention of the modern mega-artist

by Nicholas Foulkes

This biography examines French figurative painter Bernard Buffet, tracing his rise as a post-war cultural icon and his subsequent fall from critical favour. It explores his role in the modernisation of France alongside the personal struggles that preceded his death in 1999.

Accession 21849 ISBN 9780099594222 Publisher Arrow
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