Louis Valtat, French, 1869 to 1952, ink painting on paper depicting a coastal scene with human figures and ships. Signed with initials, lower right. Framed. Louis Valtat is known for Portrait, figure, still life and landscape painting. A leading founder of the Fauvist movement, Louis Valtat was an independent and versatile painter. Fauvist principles required a total liberation of local color in favor of palette of unmixed paint used straight from the tube, often applied with firm, even violent brushwork. Forms are simplified and flattened, giving precedence to a patterned, decorative surface. European Fine Art, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.