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Louis Valtat
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Louis Valtat
- Les Chênes de Dodone
- Stamped L. Valtat (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 98 1/2 by 118 in.; 250.2 by 299.7 cm
- Painted in 1893.
Provenance
Musée de Petit Palais, Geneva
Private Collection (acquired from the above when deaccessioned)
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 2001)
Private Collection (acquired from the above when deaccessioned)
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 2001)
Exhibited
Paris, Palais des Arts Liberaux, Salon des Artistes Independents, 1897, no. 1156
Geneva, Petit Palais, Louis Valtat, rétrospective centenaire (1869-1969), 1969, no. 1, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Centre Culturel et Artistique de Montrouge, Louis Valtat, 1987, no. 3, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louis Valtat (1869-1952), exposition rétrospective, 1995, pl. I, no. 5, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Geneva, Petit Palais, Louis Valtat, rétrospective centenaire (1869-1969), 1969, no. 1, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Centre Culturel et Artistique de Montrouge, Louis Valtat, 1987, no. 3, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louis Valtat (1869-1952), exposition rétrospective, 1995, pl. I, no. 5, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Literature
Dominique Lobstein, Dictionnaire des Independants, vol. III, Dijon, 2003, listed p. 1697 (dated 1897)
Musée Fleury (exhibition catalogue) Dossier de presse: Louis Valtat à l'aube du fauvisme, Lodève, 2011, illustrated p. 17
Musée Paul Valéry (exhibition catalogue), Valtat: Independant et Precurseur, Sète, 2011, illustrated p. 194
Musée Fleury (exhibition catalogue) Dossier de presse: Louis Valtat à l'aube du fauvisme, Lodève, 2011, illustrated p. 17
Musée Paul Valéry (exhibition catalogue), Valtat: Independant et Precurseur, Sète, 2011, illustrated p. 194
Condition
Oil on unprimed canvas, lined. Canvas slightly slack on the stretcher. Right vertical tacking edge is tattered with numerous losses. Surface in generally good condition, surface darkened by dirt. A few scattered abrasions and losses, mostly at extreme edges.
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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.