LOUIS VALTAT | Vase de pivoines

Marlborough Fine Art, London
Acquired from the above in 1979

The canvas is unlined. The surface is slightly dirty and would benefit from a clean. The pencil of the underdrawing of the composition is visible. Some cracking in the pigment along the center of the upper edge. Under UV light, a few strokes of inpainting in the upper center of the composition, most notably in the green pigments of the leaves. A few strokes of inpainting in the red pigments of the flower in the lower left corner and one stroke of inpainting along the center of the lower edge. 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.”