La Maison Louis Valtat

• A characteristic work from Valtat’s Fauvist-influenced creative period • Vibrant, high-contrast colours and vigorous brushwork • From the important collection of the Parisian art dealer Ambroise Vollard The painting ‘La Maison’, created in 1909, is closely linked to Valtat’s exploration of the intense, Fauvist-influenced colour painting of the early 20th century. From the late 1890s onwards, the artist regularly spent extended periods in the south of France, initially in Agay and later in Anthéor. At the same time, he also spent the summer months in Normandy. In 1909, he worked in Port-en-Bessin and Arromanches, amongst other places. It cannot yet be determined with certainty whether ‘La Maison’ was painted there. In ‘La Maison’, colour becomes the defining creative element. Whilst the house and its architecture remain clearly defined in spatial terms, the surrounding vegetation dissolves into densely arranged, bold areas of colour and short brushstrokes. Red, green, blue and yellow stand side by side, lending the landscape its distinctive luminosity. This intense colour palette is combined with a clearly representational composition. Of particular significance for the painting is its early provenance. It is part of the collection of the Parisian art dealer Ambroise Vollard. Around 1900, Vollard began a close business relationship with Valtat and, over the years, acquired a large proportion of his works. | 1869 Dieppe - Paris 1952 | Moderne Kunst | Gemälde | Nummer: 26x2213 | Provenance: Ambroise Vollard, Paris, verso mit dem Ausstellungsetikett; Sotheby’s, New York 4.11.1993, Los 366; Privatbesitz, bei Vorgenanntem erworben; Christie’s, New York 2.5.2012, Los 432; Privatbesitz, Norddeutschland, bei Vorgenannter erworben.

Estimate:£27,537.34

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