LOUIS VALTAT | Les courses à Auteuil

Private collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Docteur Jean Valtat, Louis Valtat, Catalogue de l'œuvre peint 1869-1952, vol. I, Paris, 1977, no. 1400, illustrated p. 156

Paper laid down on canvas. Examination under UV light reveals some scattered small lines and dots of retouching most predominately along the extreme edges, in the grass and in the sky. There are some small paint losses in places, notably to the lower left quadrant and towards the left edge. There is a pinhole to the lower left corner. This work is in overall good condition.
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This work is recorded in the archives of “l’Association Les amis de Louis Valtat.”