A woman in black furs crosses a sunlit boulevard past a seated man

Louis Valtat (1869–1952) was a French painter who anticipated Fauvism before the term existed — producing works of bold colour, unmodulated surfaces, and expressive brushwork in the 1890s that predated the Fauvist explosion of 1905 by nearly a decade. A friend of Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Matisse, he was championed by the dealer Ambroise Vollard and exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants. His still lifes, seascapes, and street scenes are among the most joyful and chromatic works of the French Post-Impressionist tradition — and remain significantly undervalued relative to their historical importance.

Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.