Bernard Buffet's biography 

Key dates of his life and work 

Books by Annabel Buffet 

Published works 

Selected literature  

Biographies and monographs 

Artistic activities for teachers and families 

Express yourself through art 

This activity invites you to use lines and colour to express emotions through art.

Observing our times through art 

This activity invites you to explore the role of artists as observers and interpreters of their era, reflecting the events, emotions, and concerns of the world around them through their art, and to create works inspired by your own vision of the present world.

Downloadable Colouring Pages

Two colouring pages inspired by iconic works of Bernard Buffet – a clown and a portrait of Annabel – are available for you in a free, downloadable PDF.

We invite all to let their imagination run free! This booklet also features the original paintings that inspired the colouring pages, allowing you to compare your creations with the originals.

Selected videos: 

INA – Exhibition of Bernard Buffet titled Portraits of Annabel (1961)

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British Pathé
Bernard Buffet At Work (1962)

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