Lot 2
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Louis Valtat

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
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Description

  • Louis Valtat
  • LES AGAVES
  • huile sur toile
  • 54 x 65 cm
  • 21 1/4 x 25 1/2 in.

Provenance

Ambroise Vollard, Paris (acquis de l'artiste)
Collection particulière, Europe

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Les Fauves, 1962, no. 113

Condition

The canvas is not lined. A close examination reveals a small network of stable shrinkage with associated minor spots of paint-loss in the upper left corner. There is no evidence of retouching visible under UV light. This work is in very good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

oil on canvas. Painted in 1906.