Louis Valtat

Findlay Galleries, Inc., Chicago
Acquired from the above

The canvas is unlined. There are some minor frame abrasions around the extreme edges of the canvas. Minor undulation in the lower right quadrant in the dark browns. Some minor hairline craquelure intermittently scattered. The impasto is well preserved and the pigments are lively. Under Uv light, there is one quarter sized area of inpainting in the blue and white flower closest to the vase corresponding to a patch on the reverse. The work is in good condition.
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This work is recorded in the archives of “l’Association Les amis de Louis Valtat.”