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A painter and a storyteller
Bernard Buffet had a passion for storytelling through expansive works.
Well-read and mostly self-taught, the painter drew inspiration from historical events and renowned literary works, all sharing the common thread of being epic narratives. These allowed him to give free rein to his talent for large-scale compositions. Among the great adventures that stimulated his imagination were the story of Joan of Arc, Dante's Divine Comedy, Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Homer's The Odyssey.
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Jeanne d'Arc
Le Siège d'Orléans, 1957, 230 x 500 cm
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L'enfer de Dante
Homme à la tête coupée, 1976, 250 x 580 cm
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Vingt mille lieues sous les mers
Les trésors du fond des mers, 1989, 232 x 257 cm
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L'Odyssée