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

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Albert André, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Signac, Édouard Vuillard

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Madame Valtat et son fils, 1910
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Femme cousant, 1925

Louis Valtat

Femme cousant, 1925

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Femme et enfant, 1920

Louis Valtat

Femme et enfant, 1920

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Parterre de fleurs, 1915

Louis Valtat

Parterre de fleurs, 1915

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Branche de pommier, 1928

Louis Valtat

Branche de pommier, 1928

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Bois de Boulogne, 1937–1952

Louis Valtat

Bois de Boulogne, 1937–1952

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Ecole Nationale d'Art décoratif d'Aubusson, 1931

Louis Valtat

Ecole Nationale d'Art décoratif d'Aubusson, 1931

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Jean Valtat agenouillé clouant un cadre ou..., 1912

Louis Valtat

Jean Valtat agenouillé clouant un cadre ou..., 1912

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Madame Victor Valtat assise dans un..., 1899

Louis Valtat

Madame Victor Valtat assise dans un..., 1899

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Femme pensive, 1912

Louis Valtat

Femme pensive, 1912

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Vase de dahlias, 1924

Louis Valtat

Vase de dahlias, 1924

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Paysage, environs de Choisel

Louis Valtat

Paysage, environs de Choisel

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Barque sur la grève, 1914

Louis Valtat

Barque sur la grève, 1914

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L'assiette de fruits

Louis Valtat

L'assiette de fruits

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Paysage du midi, la baie d'Agay, 1905

Louis Valtat

Paysage du midi, la baie d'Agay, 1905

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Les pins au bord de la mer, 1908

Louis Valtat

Les pins au bord de la mer, 1908

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Le lac du Bourget, femme assise sur un banc, 1939

Louis Valtat

Le lac du Bourget, femme assise sur un banc, 1939

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Femme au jardin, 1898

Louis Valtat

Femme au jardin, 1898

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Les élégantes

Louis Valtat

Les élégantes

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Bouquet de dahlias et pommes, 1940

Louis Valtat

Bouquet de dahlias et pommes, 1940

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Panneau d'anémones, 1922

Louis Valtat

Panneau d'anémones, 1922

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Glaïeuls à la cruche verte, 1944

Louis Valtat

Glaïeuls à la cruche verte, 1944

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Foire et manèges - Circa 1892, 1892

Louis Valtat

Foire et manèges - Circa 1892, 1892

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Nature morte aux poivrons et pastèque

Louis Valtat

Nature morte aux poivrons et pastèque

Sale Date: November 30, 2020

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Mère et enfant sur la plage

Louis Valtat

Mère et enfant sur la plage

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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