Audio tour The Artistic Awakenning

Waltz' father, Andrew Waltz, was a scholar and autodidact. He introduced his son at an early age to French art and history. At the age of 19, Waltz moved to Lyon in order to study industrial drawing which ended up boosting his talents. He also attended classes at the École des Beaux-Arts in the same city. The painting Bouquet des roses is one of the few works in oil that Waltz ever created. It was recognized as being the masterpiece of Waltz' apprenticeship in 1894.