Rendered in gouache and collage on paper, "La main tenant fraises" presents a hand cradling strawberries in a composition that distills organic form into a sequence of bold, rhythmic shapes. Completed in 1930, the work exemplifies Georges Valmier at his most lyrical, translating a simple domestic gesture into the language of Synthetic Cubism with confident precision. The flattened planes, saturated color, and crisp collaged elements speak to an artist who had fully absorbed the lessons of Picasso and Braque while cultivating a decorative sensibility distinctly his own. At just over twenty by twenty-eight centimeters, the piece rewards close attention, revealing the subtle interplay between painted surface and applied material that gives the composition its quiet, tactile energy. Valmier occupies a position in the history of French modernism that serious collectors continue to reassess upward. Though he died in 1937 at the age of forty-nine, his output across painting, gouache, and stage design reflects a coherent and ambitious artistic vision. Works on paper from this period, particularly signed examples in such well-preserved condition, represent the full measure of his mature practice in a format that is both intimate and immediate. The piece is presented framed and in ready-to-display condition. Collectors acquiring this work for UK collections should note that the listed price incorporates the applicable five percent import duty for works remaining within the United Kingdom.