Édouard Leon Cortès Art
French, 1882-1969
Édouard Leon Cortès is widely known for his Impressionistic renderings of Parisian promenades and rustic French hamlets. The son and pupil of Spanish painter Antonio Cortès, his influences included Barbizon painters Constant Troyon and Henri Harpignies.
Establishing a name for himself early on in his long career, Cortès first exhibited a painting he called La Labour at the Société des Artistes Français when he was still in his late teens. He found success among art critics as well as the public and earned renown in France. Cortès went on to study at École des Beaux-Arts.
As World War I gained steam, Cortès willingly joined the French military effort even though he was a pacifist. The artist spent time sketching enemy positions on the front lines, and this may have deepened his anti-war resolve. When he was able to return to his easel, Cortès desired solely to paint peaceful scenes of France’s capital city.
Later, during World War II, Cortès and his family spent time in Normandy to escape the horrors of the conflict. When asked about his depictions of horse-drawn carriages in the streets of Paris as well as outdated fashions — dresses and other garments that bore the hallmarks of pre-1930s fashion design, for example — he cited a fantasy he had about being able to “stop time” so that the Second World War wouldn’t have taken place.
A humble man, Cortès refused interviews and preferred anonymity. He remarked that his oil paintings, pastels and watercolors should speak for themselves. Cortès was prolific — he painted the streets of Paris and its well-known landmarks as well as majestic landscapes, interiors, boats and scenes that unfolded at Parisian harbors. Ten years after his death in 1969, the city of Lagny — where Cortès had spent most of his life — named a street in his honor.
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Artist: Édouard Leon Cortès
Early Evening - Brittany - Impressionist Interior Oil Painting by Edouard Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in interior oil on canvas circa 1925 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. This charming and nostalgic work depicts a family in a typical B...
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A Breton Interior - Impressionist Interior Oil Painting by Edouard Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in interior oil on canvas circa 1910 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. This charming and nostalgic work depicts a family enjoying dinne...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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Canvas, Oil
Le Théâtre Du Chatelet In Winter By Edouard Léon Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
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Edouard Léon Cortès
1882-1969 French
Le Théâtre du Chatelet in Winter
Signed “Edouard Cortès” (lower right)
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Edouard Léon Cortès, Oil on Wood Panel, "Notre-Dame View from The Quays, 1936"
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EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS
French, 1882 - 1969
NOTRE-DAME VIEW FROM THE QUAYS
signed "EDOUARD CORTÈS." (lower right); inscribed "6728" au crayon bleu et cachet "...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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Oil, Wood Panel
Paris sous la neige by Edouard Léon Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edouard Léon Cortès
1882-1969 | French
Paris sous la neige
Signed “E. Cortès” (lower right)
Oil on canvas
A charming night scene of a snowy Par...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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La Porte Saint-Denis le soir, autumn Paris night Belle Époque. Certified.
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Recoleta, CABA
Certificate of authenticity issued by Nicole Verdier. Excellent condition. Original canvas and stretcher. Period frame.
Celebrated as the "Parisian Poet of Painting", Edouard Léon C...
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Early 20th Century Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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Canvas, Oil
Omnibus sur le Boulevard Saint Denis, Soir de
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in New York, NY
Omnibus sur le Boulevard Saint Denis is a great and classic Cortes that depicts this favorite spot where he loved to paint many of his compositions, in the dark of night. Cortes lov...
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1910s French School Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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Flower Garden - French Impressionist Gouache, Landscape by Edouard Cortes
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Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A stunning gouache on board landscape circa 1940 by sought after French Impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. The piece is a wonderful depiction of the artist's garden in Lagny ...
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1920s Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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Boulevard de la Madeleine in Winter
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Austin, TX
An original oil painting attributed to Master Painter of the Paris Street Scene, Édouard Leon Cortés (French, 1882 - 1969, ). The painting features Cortès's quintessential subject, the bustling environment of an urban Parisian block at street level, amidst the transformation of the Industrial Revolution. This painting captures a flickering moment in the life of Boulevard de la Madeleine, and its inhabitants. Snow an ice cover the street and roof tops. The street is lined with bare trees, glowing shop windows, and antique motor...
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20th Century Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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Canvas, Oil
Porte St. Martin in Winter
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Austin, TX
An original oil painting attributed to Master Painter of the Paris Street Scene, Édouard Leon Cortés (French, 1882 - 1969, ). The painting features Cortés quintessential subject, th...
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1950s Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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Avenue de Friedland, L’Arc de Triomphe
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Missouri, MO
Framed Size: 21 x 26 inches
*This work has been authenticated by Nicole Verdier
Provenance: Johnson Gallery, Chicago IL, circa 1967/1968
Cortès was born in Lagny, France on April...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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"Rue de la Republique", Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Edouard Cortès
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Madrid, ES
EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS
French 1882 - 1969
RUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE
signed "Edouard Cortès" (lower right)
oil on canvas
19-3/4 X 25-1/2 inches (50 X 64.5 cm.)
framed: 27-3/4 X 33-3/8 (70 X 84.5 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Private Collector, Madrid
An elegant night view of the Parisian Republic Square, with amazing light effects that catch us.
This work executed based on brushstrokes of long and safe strokes that make the forms vibrate with vivid color.
Parisian nightlife is trapped in this corner of Paris. The monumental sculpture that symbolizes freedom and that presides over the square serves as a reference behind the tram between a light chiaroscuro. Meanwhile, the effervecent and lively life of the cafes that surround it vibrate strongly with its bright lights.
Èdouard León Cortés (1882–1969) was a French post-impressionist artist of French and Spanish ancestry. He is known as "Le Poète Parisien de la Peinture" or "the Parisian Poet of Painting" because of his diverse Paris cityscapes in a variety of weather and night settings.
Cortes was born on August 6, 1882, in Lagny-sur-Marne, about twenty miles east of Paris. His father, Antonio Cortés, had been a painter for the Spanish Royal...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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"Notre Dame, Quai Montbello"
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Missouri, MO
**This painting will be included in the upcoming Catalogue Raisonne Vol III by Nicole Verdier
Provenance: The Artist to International Galleries, Chicago 1967
approx. 29 x 36.5 inche...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Art
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Canvas, Oil
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