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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Drawings and Works on Paper, Impressionist and Modern Art

Related Artists

Albert André, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Signac, Édouard Vuillard

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Madame Valtat et son fils, 1910
Sold price: 1,136,990 USD

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Fleurs dans un vase

Louis Valtat

Fleurs dans un vase

Sale Date: April 4, 1995

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Stilleben mit Kaminuhr, 1899

Louis Valtat

Stilleben mit Kaminuhr, 1899

Sale Date: March 30, 1995

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Voiliers . Ouistreham, 1930

Louis Valtat

Voiliers . Ouistreham, 1930

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Jeune femme ajustant son bas

Louis Valtat

Jeune femme ajustant son bas

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Oh, mon dieu!

Louis Valtat

Oh, mon dieu!

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Jeune femme assise bras croisés sur les genoux

Louis Valtat

Jeune femme assise bras croisés sur les genoux

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Détente, bras derrière la tête

Louis Valtat

Détente, bras derrière la tête

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Jeune femme assise jambes croisées sous la lampe

Louis Valtat

Jeune femme assise jambes croisées sous la lampe

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Les deux couturières

Louis Valtat

Les deux couturières

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Jeune femme s'habillant

Louis Valtat

Jeune femme s'habillant

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Jeune femme de profil assise et attablée

Louis Valtat

Jeune femme de profil assise et attablée

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Jeune femme de dos ajustant sa chemise de nuit

Louis Valtat

Jeune femme de dos ajustant sa chemise de nuit

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Jeune femme assise bras croisés

Louis Valtat

Jeune femme assise bras croisés

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Jeune femme de profil assise mains sur la table

Louis Valtat

Jeune femme de profil assise mains sur la table

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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Vase de fleurs, 1943

Louis Valtat

Vase de fleurs, 1943

Sale Date: March 23, 1995

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Fleurs

Louis Valtat

Fleurs

Sale Date: March 18, 1995

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Allée dans le sous-bois, 1918

Louis Valtat

Allée dans le sous-bois, 1918

Sale Date: March 18, 1995

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Bouquet de fleurs, 1909

Louis Valtat

Bouquet de fleurs, 1909

Sale Date: March 14, 1995

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Etude de fleurs, 1916

Louis Valtat

Etude de fleurs, 1916

Sale Date: March 14, 1995

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Apples

Louis Valtat

Apples

Sale Date: February 24, 1995

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Le carrelet à Ouistreham, 1931

Louis Valtat

Le carrelet à Ouistreham, 1931

Sale Date: February 21, 1995

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Le tourteau

Louis Valtat

Le tourteau

Sale Date: February 17, 1995

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Trois vases de roses à la draperie, 1930

Louis Valtat

Trois vases de roses à la draperie, 1930

Sale Date: February 15, 1995

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Fleurs des champs, 1930

Louis Valtat

Fleurs des champs, 1930

Sale Date: February 15, 1995

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