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Louis Valtat
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Louis Valtat
- Madame Valtat et son fils dans la baignoire
- Signed with the initials L.V. (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 31 7/8 by 39 3/8 in.
- 81.1 by 100 cm
Provenance
Galerie Romanet, Paris
Oscar Ghez de Castelnuovo, Geneva (acquired in 1957)
Petit Palais, Geneva (deaccessioned after 1995)
Private Collection
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2001)
Oscar Ghez de Castelnuovo, Geneva (acquired in 1957)
Petit Palais, Geneva (deaccessioned after 1995)
Private Collection
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2001)
Exhibited
Besançon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valtat et ses amis, 1964, no. 24, illustrated in the catalogue
Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Valtat et ses amis, 1967-68, no. 76
Geneva, Musée du Petit Palais, L'Enfance vue par les grands maîtres, 1979, n.n.
Berlin, Staatlichen Kunsthalle, Die Gesselschaftliche Wirklichkeit der Kinder in der Bildenden Kunst, 1979-80, no. 364
Montrouge, Centre Culturel et Artistique de Montrouge, XXXIIe Salon de Montrouge, 1987, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
Geneva, Musée du Petit Palais, Valtat et les Fauves, 1992, n.n.
Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louis Valtat, Retrospective, 1995, no. 70
Sète, Musée Paul Valéry, Valtat: Indépendant et précurseur, 2011, no. 38, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Valtat et ses amis, 1967-68, no. 76
Geneva, Musée du Petit Palais, L'Enfance vue par les grands maîtres, 1979, n.n.
Berlin, Staatlichen Kunsthalle, Die Gesselschaftliche Wirklichkeit der Kinder in der Bildenden Kunst, 1979-80, no. 364
Montrouge, Centre Culturel et Artistique de Montrouge, XXXIIe Salon de Montrouge, 1987, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
Geneva, Musée du Petit Palais, Valtat et les Fauves, 1992, n.n.
Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louis Valtat, Retrospective, 1995, no. 70
Sète, Musée Paul Valéry, Valtat: Indépendant et précurseur, 2011, no. 38, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Raymond Cogniat, Louis Valtat, Neuchâtel, 1963, no. 38, illustrated p. 187
Jean Valtat, Louis Valtat, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint 1869-1952, vol. I, Neuchâtel, 1977, no. 2868, illustrated p. 320 (titled L'Enfant dans la baignoire)
Jean Valtat, Louis Valtat, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint 1869-1952, vol. I, Neuchâtel, 1977, no. 2868, illustrated p. 320 (titled L'Enfant dans la baignoire)
Condition
Work is in very good conditon. The surface is clean and the pigments remain fresh and bright. The edges are taped but the canvas is unlined. There is some minor buckling in to the canvas in the upper and lower right corners and the lower left corner. Minor shrinkage in dark green pigment of the bath tub. Under UV light: no inpainting is apparent.
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.
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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.