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
Sold price: 1,136,990 USD

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Vase de fleurs, 1930

Louis Valtat

Vase de fleurs, 1930

Sale Date: November 19, 2020

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Les Roches rouges d'Anthéor

Louis Valtat

Les Roches rouges d'Anthéor

Sale Date: November 19, 2020

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Suzanne Valtat cousant, 1903

Louis Valtat

Suzanne Valtat cousant, 1903

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Bois de Boulogne, 1907

Louis Valtat

Bois de Boulogne, 1907

Sale Date: November 17, 2020

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La promenade des élégantes

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La promenade des élégantes

Sale Date: November 6, 2020

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Portrait de Zette Dupont au corsage..., 1930

Louis Valtat

Portrait de Zette Dupont au corsage..., 1930

Sale Date: November 6, 2020

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Paysage de Banyuls, 1894

Louis Valtat

Paysage de Banyuls, 1894

Sale Date: November 6, 2020

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Suzanne à la cantine et son chien, 1906

Louis Valtat

Suzanne à la cantine et son chien, 1906

Sale Date: November 6, 2020

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Vase de pensées

Louis Valtat

Vase de pensées

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Paysage

Louis Valtat

Paysage

Sale Date: November 6, 2020

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Portrait de Renoir

Louis Valtat

Portrait de Renoir

Sale Date: October 25, 2020

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Bois de Boulogne, 1939

Louis Valtat

Bois de Boulogne, 1939

Sale Date: October 18, 2020

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LES JACINTHES

Louis Valtat

LES JACINTHES

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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ROSES ET FLEURS DES CHAMPS, 1932

Louis Valtat

ROSES ET FLEURS DES CHAMPS, 1932

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Vase de fleurs, 1942

Louis Valtat

Vase de fleurs, 1942

Sale Date: October 29, 2020

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JEUNE FEMME EN NOIR PRÈS DE LA LAMPE, 1932

Louis Valtat

JEUNE FEMME EN NOIR PRÈS DE LA LAMPE, 1932

Sale Date: October 5, 2020

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BARQUES AU BOIS DE BOULOGNE, ARBRES JAUNES, 1934

Louis Valtat

BARQUES AU BOIS DE BOULOGNE, ARBRES JAUNES, 1934

Sale Date: October 5, 2020

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Le jardin de l'artiste à Choisel, 1930

Louis Valtat

Le jardin de l'artiste à Choisel, 1930

Sale Date: October 8, 2020

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Etudes de fleurs

Louis Valtat

Etudes de fleurs

Sale Date: September 16, 2020

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Chemin et maison aux affiches, Bernay, 1892

Louis Valtat

Chemin et maison aux affiches, Bernay, 1892

Sale Date: September 11, 2020

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Arbres

Louis Valtat

Arbres

Sale Date: September 18, 2020

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Enfants et pêcheurs sur la grève, 1915

Louis Valtat

Enfants et pêcheurs sur la grève, 1915

Sale Date: September 18, 2020

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L’arc de triomphe du carrousel, 1915

Louis Valtat

L’arc de triomphe du carrousel, 1915

Sale Date: September 18, 2020

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La couturière

Louis Valtat

La couturière

Sale Date: September 18, 2020

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