Brunette in a black and yellow dress (1895) by Louis Valtat
Brunette in a black and yellow dress (1895) by Louis Valtat
- 🎨 Louis Valtat was a French painter and printmaker associated with the Fauves, exhibiting together in 1905 at the Salon d’Automne.
- 🖌️ He was born in Dieppe in 1869 into a wealthy family and showed interest in art from a young age.
- 🏫 Valtat studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris and the Académie Julian, learning from notable artists such as Gustave Boulanger and Jules Dupré.
- 🖼️ His early works combined elements of Impressionism and Pointillism, focusing on street scenes and landscapes.
- 🌅 Valtat’s use of color intensified during his time spent along the Mediterranean coast, expressing Fauvist tendencies in his paintings.
- 🚲 He frequently visited artists like Auguste Renoir and Paul Signac, exchanging art and ideas.
- 👨🎨 Valtat continued to paint until 1948 when he lost his sight due to glaucoma, passing away in 1952 in Paris.
- 🖼️ Selected works include “Composition with Three Vases,” “Red Rocks by the Sea,” and “Tulips and Violets.”
Available as a fine art print and as a stretched canvas panel (heavy fine art canvas stretched over 1.5 inch deep edge solid wood frame)
All prints are made using archival art stocks and UV pigment inks to give up to 200 years life. Prints are sold unframed and unmounted.
