Bidspirit auction | LOUIS VALTAT FRENCH SEASCAPE OIL

LOUIS VALTAT FRENCH SEASCAPE OIL PAINTING - An oil painting on canvas depicting a seascape by Louis Valtat, French, 1869 to 1952. Framed. Louis Valtat is known for Portrait, figure, still life and landscape painting. A leading founder of the Fauvist movement, Louis Valtat was an independent and versatile painter. Fauvist principles required a total liberation of local color in favor of palette of unmixed paint used straight from the tube, often applied with firm, even violent brushwork. Forms are simplified and flattened, giving precedence to a patterned, decorative surface. Although Valtat had painted in this manner for several years, it was not until his exhibition in the 1905 Salon dAutomne that the term Fauves, meaning wild beasts, came into use, coined by a prominent critic to describe many of the artists exhibiting that year, including Matisse, Vlaminck, Derain, Manguin, Dongen Friesz, Puy and Valtat. Modernist European Fine Art, Impressionist Oil Paintings, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork. THIS LOT IS ELIGIBLE FOR A 30-DAY UNCONDITIONAL RETURN FROM THE DATE OF THE SALE. RETURN SHIPPING IS THE BUYER'S RESPONSIBILITY. CANCELLATIONS REQUESTED PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF WON LOTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. Dimensions Frame 14 5/8 x 16 5/8 in. Image 8 x 9 5/8 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Chips on frame. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.