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Learn MoreNature morte aux fruits by Louis Valtat
- This vivid still life epitomizes the bold Post-Impressionist style of Louis Valtat
- Known for his refreshing take on this traditional genre, Valtat brings the fruit to life
- Valtat was instrumental in the development of the Fauvist style, which favors color over form
- A distinctive visionary, Valtat's works reside in important museum collections including MoMA and the Hermitage
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Louis Valtat
1869-1952 | French
Nature morte aux fruits
(Still Life with Fruits)
Signed "L. Valtat" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
A vibrant palette and dynamic brushstrokes mark this charming still life as one of the best examples of Louis Valtat's mesmerizing style. Valtat was renowned for his refreshing take on this genre, with the fruits and textiles in this painting springing to life in magnificent color. Beautifully striking and reminiscent of. . .
1869-1952 | French
Nature morte aux fruits
(Still Life with Fruits)
Signed "L. Valtat" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
A vibrant palette and dynamic brushstrokes mark this charming still life as one of the best examples of Louis Valtat's mesmerizing style. Valtat was renowned for his refreshing take on this genre, with the fruits and textiles in this painting springing to life in magnificent color. Beautifully striking and reminiscent of. . .
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Louis Valtat
1869-1952 | French
Nature morte aux fruits
(Still Life with Fruits)
Signed "L. Valtat" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
A vibrant palette and dynamic brushstrokes mark this charming still life as one of the best examples of Louis Valtat's mesmerizing style. Valtat was renowned for his refreshing take on this genre, with the fruits and textiles in this painting springing to life in magnificent color. Beautifully striking and reminiscent of the works of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne, Nature morte aux fruits showcases the artist's virtuoso and his visionary Post-Impressionist style.
Born in Normandy in 1869, Valtat enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts at the age of 17, where he studied under the great French figure painters Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. There, he began his association with several artists who would influence the trajectory of his career, including Henri Matisse, Édouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Signac and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, with whom he remained lifelong friends. He was awarded the Jauvin d’Attainville prize in 1890 and exhibited for the first time at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants in 1893.
Renoir introduced Valtat’s works to Ambroise Vollard, the renowned art dealer. Vollard identified Valtat as one of the most exciting painters working in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. On Renoir’s advice, Vollard made an agreement with Valtat to purchase almost all of the artist’s work for the first decade of the 20th century (1902 – 1912), becoming his dealer and agent.
The relationship was a fruitful one; Vollard went on to organize Valtat’s first solo exhibition at his gallery and submitted Valtat’s works to other exhibitions in Paris. Throughout his career, the artist remained true to his unique style. He was never completely associated with a particular art movement, but is remembered for his crucial influence on early Fauvism. Today, Valtat's works are found in important collections around the globe, including the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, the Musée des Beaux-Art in Bordeaux and many others.
Painted 1942
Canvas: 12 1/2" high x 15 3/4" wide (31.75 x 40.01 cm)
Frame: 22" high x 24 3/4" wide x 3" deep (55.88 x 62.87 x 7.62 cm)
Provenance:
Sale, Maître Chapelle, Perrin et Fromantin, Versailles, 27 April 1975, no. 159
Private Collection, France
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
1869-1952 | French
Nature morte aux fruits
(Still Life with Fruits)
Signed "L. Valtat" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
A vibrant palette and dynamic brushstrokes mark this charming still life as one of the best examples of Louis Valtat's mesmerizing style. Valtat was renowned for his refreshing take on this genre, with the fruits and textiles in this painting springing to life in magnificent color. Beautifully striking and reminiscent of the works of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne, Nature morte aux fruits showcases the artist's virtuoso and his visionary Post-Impressionist style.
Born in Normandy in 1869, Valtat enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts at the age of 17, where he studied under the great French figure painters Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. There, he began his association with several artists who would influence the trajectory of his career, including Henri Matisse, Édouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Signac and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, with whom he remained lifelong friends. He was awarded the Jauvin d’Attainville prize in 1890 and exhibited for the first time at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants in 1893.
Renoir introduced Valtat’s works to Ambroise Vollard, the renowned art dealer. Vollard identified Valtat as one of the most exciting painters working in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. On Renoir’s advice, Vollard made an agreement with Valtat to purchase almost all of the artist’s work for the first decade of the 20th century (1902 – 1912), becoming his dealer and agent.
The relationship was a fruitful one; Vollard went on to organize Valtat’s first solo exhibition at his gallery and submitted Valtat’s works to other exhibitions in Paris. Throughout his career, the artist remained true to his unique style. He was never completely associated with a particular art movement, but is remembered for his crucial influence on early Fauvism. Today, Valtat's works are found in important collections around the globe, including the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, the Musée des Beaux-Art in Bordeaux and many others.
Painted 1942
Canvas: 12 1/2" high x 15 3/4" wide (31.75 x 40.01 cm)
Frame: 22" high x 24 3/4" wide x 3" deep (55.88 x 62.87 x 7.62 cm)
Provenance:
Sale, Maître Chapelle, Perrin et Fromantin, Versailles, 27 April 1975, no. 159
Private Collection, France
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
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Specifications
| Maker: | Valtat, Louis |
| Period: | 1816-1918 |
| Origin: | France |
| Type: | Paintings |
| Style: | Post-Impressionism |
| Depth: | 3.0 in. (7.62 cm) |
| Width: | 24.75 in. (62.87 cm) |
| Height: | 22.0 in. (55.88 cm) |
| Canvas Width: | 15.750 in. (40.01 cm) |
| Canvas Height: | 12.500 in. (31.75 cm) |
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