Valmier performed military service during 1904-1905, and after his return, he discovered the work of Cézanne at an exhibition of his works at the Salon d'Automne in 1907. ###>De retour de son service militaire (1904-1905), il découvre l'œuvre de Cézanne lors de la rétrospective qui lui est consacrée en 1907 par le Salon d'Automne.