Louis Valtat

Ambroise Vollard, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Europe

Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Les Fauves, 1962, no. 112

Painted on burlap, which is lined. There is tape along all four edges. There appear to be a few minor spots of retouchig along the extreme edges. These retouchings are not very recent and don't show strongly under under UV light. There is some craquelure mainly to the upper half of the composition and probably inherent to the medium. Otherwise, this work is in good condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, although slightly more subtle in the original.
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'Valtat was in his own way, an intimiste, not only when he painted interiors or flowers or still lifes in his warm tones, but also when he turned his joie de vivre to the landscapes that indicated his constant preoccupation with the representation of nature as he saw it, bathed in peace and sunlight. His canvases are suffused with light like that of a golden summer's day'
Raymond Cogniat (Louis Valtat, Paris, 1963, p. 30)