Original Bernard Buffet Poster L'Automobile, 1985 - Mourlot

This is an original lithographic poster created in 1985 for an exhibition of paintings by Bernard Buffet devoted entirely to the automobile — one of the most unexpected and visually striking series of his career.

Throughout the 1980s, Buffet embarked on a series of thematic exhibitions at the Galerie Maurice Garnier in Paris — the gallery that represented him exclusively for nearly five decades. Each series saw him apply his distinctive spare, incisive line to a new subject: the circus, the bullfight, the sea, and in 1985, the world of cars. Rendered in Buffet's unmistakable graphic style — sharp contours, flat planes, a palette of controlled severity — the automobile becomes something angular and almost existential, stripped of glamour and reduced to pure form.

Printed by the Ateliers Mourlot, this poster is a testament to the enduring collaboration between Buffet, his gallerist, and the legendary Parisian printmaking workshop — a partnership that produced some of the most distinctive gallery posters of the postwar era.

An unusual and collectible piece for the enthusiast of postwar French art — Buffet's uncompromising vision applied to one of the 20th century's most iconic subjects.