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LOUIS VALTAT | Les Chênes de Dodone
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Louis Valtat
- Les Chênes de Dodone
- Stamped L. Valtat (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 98 1/4 by 115 1/2 in.
- 250 by 293 cm
- Painted in 1893.
Provenance
Musée de Petit Palais, Geneva
Private Collection (acquired from the above when deaccessioned)
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 2001)
Acquired in 2014
Private Collection (acquired from the above when deaccessioned)
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 2001)
Acquired in 2014
Exhibited
Paris, Palais des arts liberaux, Salon des Artistes Independents, 1897, no. 1156
Geneva, Petit Palais, Louis Valtat, rétrospective centenaire (1869-1969), 1969, no. 1, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Montrouge, Centre culturel et artistique de Montrouge, Louis Valtat, 1987, no. 3, illustrated in the catalogue
Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louis Valtat (1869-1952), exposition rétrospective, 1995, pl. I, no. 5, illustrated in the catalogue
Geneva, Petit Palais, Louis Valtat, rétrospective centenaire (1869-1969), 1969, no. 1, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Montrouge, Centre culturel et artistique de Montrouge, Louis Valtat, 1987, no. 3, illustrated in the catalogue
Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louis Valtat (1869-1952), exposition rétrospective, 1995, pl. I, no. 5, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Dominique Lobstein, Dictionnaire des Independants, vol. III, Dijon, 2003, listed p. 1697 (dated 1897)
Dossier de presse: Louis Valtat à l'aube du fauvisme (exhibition catalogue), Musée Fleury, Lodève, 2011, illustrated p. 17
Valtat: Independant et Precurseur (exhibition catalogue), Musée Paul Valéry, Sète, 2011, illustrated p. 194
Dossier de presse: Louis Valtat à l'aube du fauvisme (exhibition catalogue), Musée Fleury, Lodève, 2011, illustrated p. 17
Valtat: Independant et Precurseur (exhibition catalogue), Musée Paul Valéry, Sète, 2011, illustrated p. 194
Condition
The canvas has been lined. The canvas is slightly dirty. In the top and bottom right corners of the composition the canvas is separating slightly. There is some slight undulation throughout. There are holes and minor tears to the length of the canvas along the right edge. Under UV light: no inpainting is apparent. The work is in overall good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.