Departure of the Fishing Boats

1962

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: drypoint in black on wove paper
Dimensions: plate: 50.5 x 65.5 cm (19 7/8 x 25 13/16 in.) sheet: 56.9 x 76.2 cm (22 3/8 x 30 in.)
Collection no.: 1964.8.439
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Departure of the Fishing Boats — Bernard Buffet. 1962.

Medium: drypoint in black on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 50.5 x 65.5 cm (19 7/8 x 25 13/16 in.) sheet: 56.9 x 76.2 cm (22 3/8 x 30 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1964.8.439. Rosenwald Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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