LOUIS VALTAT
French, 1869–1952
Au Bal
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 1896.
This work is recorded as No. 3949 in the archives of the Association “Les Amis de Louis Valtat” and will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue de l’Oeuvre 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