Horserider by Louis Valtat

£2,500.00

This incredible original 1920s painting of a horse ridden at  speed by a very interesting rider.

His face alone is pure genius. Professionally restored 80 year old painting! The painting could possibly be a preliminary rough for a larger painting but it has a distinct charm!!


Measurements;   19 inches x 24 inches . Oil Pastel on board

 Unfortunately, I do not have the necessary provenance to prove the authenticity of the artist of this painting - I am therefore offering this painting as "After Louis Valtat".

                                      Louis Valtat     1869 - 1952

Louis Valtat was a French painter associated with the Fauves. Valtat is noted as a key link that accounts for the stylistic transition in painting from Monet to Matisse. Louis Valtat is considered as one of the leaders and founders of the Fauvist movement (meaning "the wild beasts" for their wild, expressionist-like use of colour), which did not formally begin until 1905 at the  Salon d'Automne. Valtat was involved with the most influential groups of artists, such as  Auguste Renoir, Paul Signac, Georges d'Espagnat and Maximilien Luce.

Valtat exhibited widely during his career. In 1894, Louis Valtat collaborated with both Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Albert André in creating the decor for the Paris theater L'Oeuvre at the request of Lugné Poë.

Valtat suffered from TB  and he spent many autumn/winter seasons along the Mediterranean coast in St-Tropez. Often, Valtat and his family would visit Paul Signac in Bollee and Renoirat the Maison de la Poste in Cagnes. During these times, along the Mediterranean, Valtat's use of colour became a major concern to him, and he began to express his Fauvist tendencies, particularly in painting seascapes

THIS IS A GENUINE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING AND NOT A REPRODUCTION