Original Exhibition Poster - Bernard Buffet, Galerie 65 Cannes - 1960

Created in 1960 by Bernard Buffet himself for a solo exhibition at Galerie 65 in Cannes, this original poster showcases the artist’s sharp and unmistakable aesthetic. With his incisive black lines, bold contrasts, and frontal compositions, Buffet asserts a powerful graphic language that is instantly recognizable.

The scene, dominated by the slender silhouettes of dark palm trees, reveals a Mediterranean harbor at dusk. In the background, pastel-colored façades contrast with the deep blue of the sky and the inky foliage, composing a suspended, almost melancholic atmosphere. The moored sailboats add a frozen stillness, typical of Buffet’s world, where the city is always perceived through a gaze tinged with unease - poised between elegance and solitude.

This linen-backed lithograph, measuring 29.5 x 20.5 in and in A condition, distills the full rigor and somber poetry of Buffet’s visual language into a single image.