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Valtat
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Louis Valtat was born on August 8, 1869, in Dieppe, France. At the age of eleven, he moved to Versailles with his family, where he studied classics le Lycée Hoche. In 1887, Valtat enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the same time he trained at the Académie Julian, where he met artists like Pierre Bonnard and Albert André.
In 1890 the artist was awarded the Jauvin d'Attainville Prize, and from 1893, his works were...
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Louis Valtat was born on August 8, 1869, in Dieppe, France. At the age of eleven, he moved to Versailles with his family, where he studied classics le Lycée Hoche. In 1887, Valtat enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the same time he trained at the Académie Julian, where he met artists like Pierre Bonnard and Albert André.
In 1890 the artist was awarded the Jauvin d'Attainville Prize, and from 1893, his works were regularly exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants. It was at this Salon that Thadée Natanson noticed his paintings in 1896. During the same period, Valtat exhibited at the Salon des Cent and, together with André and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, created the sets for the theatre ‘l’Oeuvre’.
From the beginning Valtat’s style and use of colours were in accordance those of the later Fauves. However, he never joined any single avant-garde group or collective, choosing instead to work independently while maintaining contact with the Neo-Impressionists, Les Nabis, the Fauves and the Cubists.
In 1898, Valtat moved to the Cote d’Azur for a short time, where he produced a series of studies that were displayed along with works by Paul Signac the following year at the Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris. The artist, extremely fascinated by the region, had a house built for himself in Anthéor and he went back there every year until 1914. When he was there, he frequently met Signac and Auguste Renoir who also lived in the area.
At the turn of the century, Valtat signed a contract with Ambroise Vollard, introduced to him by Renoir, which was to last for twelve years and which enabled him to travel to Italy and Algeria. The same year, he participated in ‘La Libre Esthétique’ in Brussels, and went on to exhibit in several European cities including Vienna, Berlin, Dresden, Prague and Moscow. In 1905, one of Valtat’s works was exhibited in the Salon d’Automne, leading to his work being associated with that of the Fauves.
In 1924, Valtat bought a house in Choisel, where he spent most of his time till his death. Here, he painted mainly landscapes, especially those featuring his garden, and family portraits.
The artist was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur in 1927, and in 1951, the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris showcased six of his paintings in an exhibition dedicated to the Fauvist Movement.
From the mid-1940s Valtat began to slowly lose his sight as a consequence of glaucoma, and, on January 2, 1952, the artist died in Paris.
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Born
August 08, 1869
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime
Died
1952
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