Louis Valtat (1869-1952)
Champs de blé en Normandie
signed 'L. Valtat' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on panel
9 ½ x 13 in. (24.1 x 33 cm.)
Painted circa 1910

Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 4 July 2001, lot 82.
Anonymous sale, Giafferi, Paris, 25 May 2004, lot 54.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 21 September 2010, lot 38.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.