Louis Valtat 1904

"Louis Valtat" is a charcoal drawing by Pierre-Auguste Renoir created in 1904. It is a portrait of the artist Louis Valtat, a prominent French Post-Impressionist painter, seated and wearing a cap. Renoir, known for his Impressionist paintings, produced a series of drawings in the early 20th century, exploring a more simplified and expressive style. This drawing captures Valtat's likeness with loose lines and a sense of immediacy, highlighting Renoir's transition to a new artistic phase while acknowledging the impact of his contemporaries on his work.