Louis Valtat

(French, 1869–1952)

Louis Valtat was a French painter and printmaker associated with the Fauvist movement of the early 20th century. Valtat’s early work, generally landscapes and street scenes, used the light touch of Impressionism and the colored dots of Pointillism along with an intense, bright palette, as in Péniches (Barges) (1892). Later in life, while suffering from tuberculosis, he spent several autumns and winters on the Mediterranean, where he intensified his use of color and began to express more Fauvist tendencies, particularly in his seascapes. However, he never fully adopted the extreme boldness of color and form that characterizes the work of the Fauve group. Born August 8, 1869 in Dieppe, France, Valtat studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and at the Académie Julian. His fellow students and contemporaries included Maurice Denis, Pierre Bonnard, and Édouard Vuillard, though Valtat remained separate from the Synthesist movement by which these three were influenced. He continued to paint until 1948, when he lost his sight due to glaucoma. Valtat died on January 2, 1952 in Paris, France.

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Suzanne Valtat - The artist's wife, 1903

Louis Valtat

Suzanne Valtat - The artist's wife, 1903

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Tête de femme (+ Le fils Jean, smaller; 2..., 1912

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Tête de femme (+ Le fils Jean, smaller; 2..., 1912

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Oyster catching in Arcachon, 1910

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Oyster catching in Arcachon, 1910

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Woman on a hillside

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Woman on a hillside

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Ouistreham, la rentrée au port, 1930

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Ouistreham, la rentrée au port, 1930

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Les foins

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Les foins

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Les quais à Rouen, 1925

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Les quais à Rouen, 1925

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Physallis, 1939

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Physallis, 1939

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Femme au collier - Portrait de Zette Dupont, 1925

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Femme au collier - Portrait de Zette Dupont, 1925

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Fleurs rouges dans un vase

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Fleurs rouges dans un vase

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Le jardin fleuri, 1893

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Le jardin fleuri, 1893

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Fleurs et fruits, 1906

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Fleurs et fruits, 1906

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Le pins à Antheor, 1899

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Le pins à Antheor, 1899

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Mère et enfant au bord de la plage, 1899

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Mère et enfant au bord de la plage, 1899

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Pêches, 1943

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Pêches, 1943

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Anémones au vase vert

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Anémones au vase vert

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La famille de Monteran, 1928

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La famille de Monteran, 1928

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Femme dans la cuisine, 1905

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Femme dans la cuisine, 1905

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Vue du Moulin de la Galette et de la..., 1904–1905

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Vue du Moulin de la Galette et de la..., 1904–1905

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Paysage d'Espagne, 1894

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Paysage d'Espagne, 1894

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Roses rouges aux cerises, 1941

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Roses rouges aux cerises, 1941

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Vase de fleurs

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Vase de fleurs

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Bouquet de fleurs, 1908–1910

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Bouquet de fleurs, 1908–1910

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Compotier et fruits, 1904

Louis Valtat

Compotier et fruits, 1904

Sale Date: September 29, 2007

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