Bernard Buffet (1928-1999) - Fantômas - Suite de 9 lithographies originales en couleurs

Artist Bernard Buffet (1928-1999), French painter and printmaker.

Work Fantômas – a sequence of 9 original color lithographs, circa 1967. The 9 plates: 1. Fantômas – 2. Poison (skull, bottle and pocket watch) – 3. Juve – 4. Fandor – 5. Lady Beltham – 6. Le Intendant Dollon – 7. The Taride Card – 8. Concierge – 9. Prison (the guillotine). Buffet illustrates the world of Fantômas, the “genius of crime” created by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain, with his nervous line and large flat areas of color.

Technique Original color lithograph.

Edition Total run of 3,200 copies: 3,000 copies numbered at the press from 1 to 3000 and 200 H.C. marked copies reserved for the artisans of the edition. Copy no. 2125.

Signature and numbering Lithographs not signed in pencil and not individually numbered (edition print). The copy number (2125) is printed at the press on the justification page of the print run, attached to the lot.

Paper Velin des Papeteries d'Arches, watermarked with the editor's mark. Dimensions of each sheet: 22 x 16 cm.

Provenance: private collection, France

Justification page of the original print run (copy no. 2125) attached. No certificate of authenticity.

Condition: very good overall, fresh and vivid colors, no foxing or creases, no discoloration; Lithographs unframed.

The lot includes The 9 lithographs + the justification page of the print run.

Photos The photo 1 is a composite of the individual photos of the 9 lithographs and the justification page, recropped and realigned only, with no color retouching.

Shipping Carefully, flat between two rigid boards, in a tracked and insured package.