Lot 263
  • 263

Louis Valtat

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Louis Valtat
  • Pot de Cyclamens
  • signed L. Valtat  (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 41.3 by 33.4cm., 16 1/4 by 13 1/8 in.

Provenance

Galerie Cardo, Paris
Acquired by the mother of the present owner in 1964

Literature

Jean Valtat, Louis Valtat, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint 1869-1952, Paris, 1977, no. 2760, illustrated p. 307

Condition

The canvas is lined and there is no evidence of retouching visible under UV light. There are a few minor spots of paint loss to the centre of the right edge and some frame rubbing to the extreme upper right corner and in places along lower edge. There is a fine scratch towards the centre with some associated minor paint loss. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
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