$39,360
Louis Valtat (French, 1869-1952) Boules de neige et pavot Signed "L. Valtat" l.l., identified in a brochure from Wally F Galleries, Inc., New York, and on a photo-certificate from Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Paris (see below). Oil on canvas, 18 x 14 3/4 in. (46.0 x 37.5 cm), framed. Condition: Minor craquelure in areas of heaviest impasto. Provenance: The estate of Walter F. Goodman. Literature: Jean Valtat, Louis Valtat: catalogue de l'oeuvre peint 1869-1952 (Neuchâtel: Ed. Ides et Calendes, 1977), p. 300 (ill.), as no. 2693. N.B. The lot is accompanied by a brochure about Valtat from Wally F Galleries, Inc., New York, the final page of which is a guarantee of authenticity for this work signed by Walstein C. Findlay, Jr., dated January, 1966, and by a photo-certificate signed by Yves Hémin, Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Paris, dated November 10, 1965. The Estate of Walter F. Goodman.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-01-27
