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Louis Valtat
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Louis Valtat
- Les Rochers rouges à Anthéor
- Signed L. Valtat (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 32 1/8 by 39 1/2 in.
- 81.6 by 100.3 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist, Paris
Dr. Jean Valtat, Paris (the artist's son)
Galerie Automne SPRL, Brussels (acquired from the artist's granddaughter and sold: Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, March 31, 2000, lot 85)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Dr. Jean Valtat, Paris (the artist's son)
Galerie Automne SPRL, Brussels (acquired from the artist's granddaughter and sold: Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, March 31, 2000, lot 85)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, no. 143
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Matisse et ses amis-Les Fauves, 1966, no. 89, illustrated in the catalogue
Sète, Musée Paul Valéry, Valtat: Indépendent et précurseur, 2011, no. 15, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Matisse et ses amis-Les Fauves, 1966, no. 89, illustrated in the catalogue
Sète, Musée Paul Valéry, Valtat: Indépendent et précurseur, 2011, no. 15, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Jean-Paul Crespelle, The Fauves, Greenwich, 1962, illustrated in color pl. 76
Jean Valtat, Louis Valtat, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. I, Paris, 1977, no. 694, illustrated p. 78
Jean Valtat, Louis Valtat, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. I, Paris, 1977, no. 694, illustrated p. 78
Condition
Painted on a thick canvas which has been lightly lined. Surface is clean. There is a very light four-inch surface scratch near the lower left corner. Under UV light there are a few small scattered strokes of inpainting in the sky, mostly along the upper edge. Overall this work is in very good condition.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.