LOUIS VALTAT
French, 1869–1952
Au Cirque
Inscribed on the inside of the stretcher: Valtat Révu v jeudi Cirque
Oil on canvas
25¾ x 32 inches (65.4 x 81.2 cm)
Framed: 33 x 40 inches (84 x 101.5 cm)
Painted circa 1897. This work is recorded in the archives of l’Association des Amis de Louis Valtat.
Provenance
Pierre M. Bloch (sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, March 12, 1964, lot 75, illustrated)
Sale, Sotheby’s, London, December 3, 1975, lot 30
Sale, Christie’s, London, June 24, 1986, lot 154, illustrated
Private Collection, acquired from the above (sale, Christie’s, New York, May 12, 1988, lot 224, illustrated)
William J. Levy, New York, acquired from the above
Literature
Richard Shone, The Post-Impressionists, London, 1979, p. 142, pl. 166, illustrated
$65,000