oil on canvas Dimensions: 65 x 46 cm signed and dated upper left: Bernard Buffet 1956, the painting also includes personal dedication to the painter’s friend Pierre Bergé (P.B. Amour) verso old exhibition label: Gallery Maurice Garnier   Provenance: - Collection of Pierre Bergé (1930-2017), an important French industrialist, collector and supporter of arts. He was a close friend of Bernard Buffet (1950-1958) and since 19658 a business and life partner of the famous fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent - Private collection, Paris - Private collection, Paris   Consulted with Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr. Karel Srp, Jiri Machalicky, Aneta Kopecka and Vladimir Lekes.   An authenticity certificate by Maurice Garnier Gallery, Paris attached.