circa 1900; oil on canvas; signed 'L. Valtat'; Provenance: Ambroise Vollard, Paris. Private Collection, Paris (by descent). Christie's- Paris, 23 March 2018 [lot 252]; Louis-Andre Valtat has confirmed the authenticity of this work; 31 7/8 x 25 5/8 inches; 40 x 33 1/2 inches frame

Valtat “Nus se coiffant”: canvas relined; foxing to verso of canvas; a tiny dot of paint loss to upper right corner; several long horizontal lines of slightly raised paint running across the upper half and center; UV light reveals two small (approximately 1 cm diameter) spots of touch up to center and upper left of extreme left-hand edge; another small dot of touch-up to left hand of left-hand figure; two small dots of touch-up to lower right-hand edge; an 8 cm-long line of touch-up to left-hand figure’s neck; a 5 cm-long line of touch-up across right-hand figure’s elbow; a small spot of touch-up tp upper right corner.