Édouard Leon Cortès Figurative Paintings

Edouard Léon Cortès 1882-1969 French Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle Signed “Edouard Cortès” (lower right) Oil on canvas French Post-Impressionist artist Edouard Léon Cortès captures one of the grand boulevards of Paris in this extraordinary oil on canvas. The subject is the Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, an iconic Parisian thoroughfare that bustles with activity and vibrancy. Cortès perfectly evokes the vitality of the urban landscape at dusk, with the busy street and stylish pedestrians awash in the warm glow of lantern light and the setting sun. Renowned for his vibrant canvases that capture the elegance and magic of The City of Lights, Cortès devoted his career to bringing the spectacle de la rue to life on canvas. His paintings express the romance and energy of a bygone Paris, and the fashionable boulevards of La Belle Époque have forever been immortalized in his oeuvre. Dubbed the “Parisian Poet of Painting,” Cortès possessed the uncanny ability to portray the very essence of his beloved city throughout the passing seasons and years. Though he painted the same streets time and time again, each work is unique in its narrative, perspective and atmosphere. Raised in a prolific artistic environment, Cortès was an avid student of both his father, French painter Antonio Cortès and his older brother, Andre. The young artist was greatly influenced by his father and other famous artists who flocked to the picturesque town of Langly where Cortès was born. Maximilian Luce, Camille Pissaro and Lucien Pissaro...

Oil on canvas Canvas size: 10.75 x 14 inches Framed size: 14.25 x 17.25 inches Signed lower right

Edouard Léon Cortès 1882-1969 French Boulevard Montmartre, Théâtre des Variétés Signed “Edouard Cortès” (lower left) Oil on canvas Celebrated as the “Parisian Poet of Painting,” ...

Signed figure in interior oil on canvas circa 1920 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. This charming and nostalgic work depicts a lady is seated by a fi...

A superb signed oil on canvas by Edouard Leon Cortes depicting figures in the flower market at the Place de la Madeleine in Paris in the afternoon. The work is unlined and unrestored...

Edouard Léon Cortès 1882-1969 French Le terminus Madeleine-Bastille à Paris Signed “Edouard Cortès” (lower right) Oil on canvas Celebrated as the "Parisian Poet of Painting," Edo...

Signed figures in city landscape oil on panel circa 1930 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. This stunning and wonderfully coloured work depicts a view of a ...

Signed landscape oil on canvas circa 1920 by French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. This stunning and wonderfully coloured work depicts a view of a watermill at Verneuil in Nor...

A stunning oil on canvas circa 1910 by popular French impressionist painter Edouard Léon Cortès depicting a view of the Place de le Republique, Paris in France. The famous statue of ...

A charming and nostalgic oil on canvas circa 1910 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. The work depicts a family enjoying dinner in a typical Breton kitc...

A beautiful oil on panel circa 1930 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. The piece depicts a flower marker seller outside Madeleine Church in Paris, France on a winter's day with the bare trees visible behind the stall. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 21"x18" Unframed: 14"x11" Provenance: This work has been authenticated by Nicole Verdier and will be included in Vol. III of the catalogue raisonné of Edouard Cortes published in October 2021. Edouard Leon Cortes, the son of the painter Antonio Cortès, was sent to the front during World War I to sketch enemy positions. In civilian life, his base was in Lagny in the former studio of Cavallo-Peduzzi. Although he travelled extensively in France. Notably in Normandy, Brittany, the Champagne region and Savoy painting as he went. Cortès exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français (of which he became a member in 1907). The Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, the Autumn and Winter Salons, and the Salon des Artistes Indépendants. As a lifelong resident of Lagny, he also set up and presided over the Groupe de Lagny. Cortès was the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions. Including nomination in 1929 to the rank of Officier de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts, the award of the Croix d'Honneur as a Chevalier de l'Education Sociale (1931), and elevation to the rank of Chevalier of the Order des Arts et des Lettres. His work spans a number of genres - most notably his views of the city of Paris but perhaps his most sensitive works are those from Normandy and Brittany where he painted extensively - interiors and landscapes and his works from his home in the surroundings of Lagny to the east of Paris. His later work was executed primarily for the US market where he had an abundance of customers and galleries that clamoured for his paintings of Pairs - these are less refined than his earlier paintings but have equal value to collectors. Museum and Gallery Holdings: Lagny-sur-Marne (Mus. Gatien-Bonnet) Edouard Cortes Paintings...

Le Passeur A stunning oil on panel by sought after French Impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. The piece depicts a sunny day on the river with a man on row boat with a lady and...