"Louis Valtat (french 1869-1952), Attr. To Landscape With Flowering Bush At The Lake"
Landscape with flowering bush at the lake was created in the early 20th century in the style of the famous French painter and printmaker Louis Valtat (French 1869-1952), associated with the Fauvist movement ("wild beasts", so named for their wild use of color), with whom they first exhibited in 1905 at the Salon d'Automne.
He is recognized as a key figure in the stylistic transition from Monet to Matisse.
Literature: Lexicons of Bénézit; Thieme/Becker and others; "Louis Valtat (1869-1952): Color and Light", REHS, 2008; Wikipedia online.
Inscription: unsigned.
Medium: oil on cardboard, original period gilt frame.
Dimensions: unframed: w 31.5 x h 46 cm; with frame: 48.5 x 62.5 cm.
Condition: very good.