Renoir, Pierre-Auguste – Lithograph – Louis Valtat (D.;S.38)
Portrait of Louis Valtat, French Fauvist Painter, 1869-1952 and close friend of Renoir, aged 35 by Pierre Auguste-Renoir (French, 1841-1919), signed in stone, lithograph on paper 11 ¾” x 9 3/8”, from Douze Lithographies Originals de Pierre-August Renoir (D.; S.38), published by Ambroise Vollard. A comfortable and contemplative Valtat sits facing right with his right hand on the back of his chair, his arm and elbow braced over the edge.
It is thought that this portrait was sketched by Renoir during one of his visits to “Maison de la Poste”, a house he rented in Cagnes in 1903. It is documented that Valtat’s sketches of Renoir and Renoir’s painting “Portrait de Suzanne” (Suzanne being Valtat’s wife) were also done on this occasion.
Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Title: Louis Valtat, from Douze Lithographies originals de Pierre-August Renoir
Publisher: Ambroise Vollard
Printed: Auguste Clot
Literature: No. 38, The Graphic work of Renoir, Catalogue raisonne, Lund Humphries, Dr. Joseph Stella
Signed: in stone “Renoir”
Medium: transfer crayon Lithograph
Size (sight): 11 ¾” tall x 9 3/8” wide
Origin: France
Date: c. 1904
Condition: Excellent (9); Professionally restored, matted and framed, ready for display.
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Collections: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art (1934.162), DePaul University Museum (2007.51), National Gallery of Canada (no. 6035), University of Iowa Museum of Art (1968_278)
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Filed under: French (Fine Art), Lithograph, Paintings + Prints
Tags: fine art, french, lithograph, portrait, print, renoir, valtat
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