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Lot 194
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Louis Valtat

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Louis Valtat
  • BOUQUET DE FLEURS
  • Signed L. Valtat (lower right)

  • Oil on canvas
  • 18 7/8 by 15 3/4 in.
  • 48.1 by 39.9 cm

Provenance

Galerie Taménaga, Tokyo
Private Collection, Paris (acquired in 2008)

Condition

Canvas is lined. The work retains a textured surface and is painted on a thick burlap support. A few thin cracks are visible in the thickest pigments. Under UV light: a small stroke of inpainting is visible at the top edge near the upper right corner. Additionally, pin-dot retouches are visible in the blue background and above and to the right of the yellow flower at the center of the composition. A few scattered strokes of retouching are apparent along the left edge, mostly near the lower left corner, with some scattered pin-dot retouches visible in the orange background near the lower left corner. A few other retouches are visible around the perimeter of the canvas. Overall, the work is in good condition.
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