Landscape at Monaco

1953

Bernard Buffet

Associated Names
Bernard Buffet

Artist, French, 1928-1999

The image shows a landscape view from a slightly elevated position, with a rural scene dominated by fields and distant houses. The horizon is high, with low hills and structures outlined clearly. The composition uses dense cross-hatching for intricate detail and shading. The black-and-white color scheme emphasizes contrast and depth, with dark lines against light spaces conveying form and perspective. The foreground features fields and trees, while fields extend into the distance towards a farmhouse and trees. The pattern of lines dominates the scene, giving it an abstract and organized appearance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37.9 x 50 cm (14 15/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.60

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rheims 1983, no. 246

  • Series Title

    Recherche de la Pureté (The Search for Purity)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1983

  • Rheims, Maurice. Bernard Buffet: Graveur, 1948-1980. France: Editions d'Art de Francony and editions Maurice Garnier, 1983.

Wikidata ID

Q65507816

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