Louis Valtat (1869 - 1952)
1869-08-08Dieppe, France1952-01-02Paris, FranceFrance
Louis Valtat
Louis Valtat was a French painter and printmaker associated with the Fauves ("the wild beasts", so named for their wild use of color), who first exhibited together in 1905 at the Salon d'Automne. He is noted as a key figure in the stylistic transition in painting from Monet to Matisse.
Date and place of birt: | 8 august 1869, Dieppe, France |
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Date and place of death: | 2 january 1952, Paris, France |
Nationality: | France |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Société des artistes indépendants |
Genre: | Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life |
Art style: | Post-Impressionism, Fauvism |