Bernard Buffet Work Sells for $110,900 to Deliver a 4% Annualized Return

Bernard Buffet Work Sells for $110,900 to Deliver a 4% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  05 Mar 2026

Tête de veau. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Tête de veau. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Bernard Buffet, Tête de veau (1954), sold for $110,900 (GBP83,200), more than twice the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on March 5.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $59,100, equivalent to an annualized return of 4%. It last sold at auction in 2007 for $51,800 at Sotheby's.

Oil on canvas, 195.0 x 97.5cm. The work has been traded 4 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
March 05, 2026
$110,900
114 %
Sotheby's
London
June 20, 2007
$51,800
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Sotheby's
London

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