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Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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 When asked about his depictions of horse-drawn carriages in the streets of Paris as well as outdated fashions — dresses and other garments that bore the hallmarks of pre-1930s fashion design, for example — he cited a fantasy he had about being able to “stop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
Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle By Edouard Léon Cortès
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in New Orleans, LA
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 on...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

L'avenue Des Champs-élysees au Crepuscule
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 13 x 18 inches Framed size: 20 x 25.25 inches Signed lower right
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20th Century Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boulevard Magenta, Place De La République By Edouard Léon Cortès
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edouard Léon Cortès 1882-1969 | French Boulevard Magenta, Place de la République Signed “Edouard Cortès” (lower right) Oil on canvas Celebrated as the “Parisian Poet of Painting,”...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Marche aux Fleurs - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Edouard Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on canvas cityscape circa 1960 by French painter Edouard Leon Cortes. The work depicts figures in the flower market at the Place de la Madeleine in Paris, Fr...
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1960s Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Place de la République, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Edouard Léon Cortès
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Madrid, ES
EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS French, 1882 - 1969 PLACE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE signed "EDOUARD CORTÈS." (lower right) oil on canvas 25-3/4 x 36-1/4 inches (65 x 91.5 cm.) framed: 33-1/2 x 44-1/4 inc...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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 Pari...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Edouard Léon Cortès, Oil on Wood Panel, "Notre-Dame View from The Quays, 1936"
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Madrid, ES
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 Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Autumn Paris night Belle Époque scene by Edouard Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Brooklyn, NY
La Porte Saint-Denis le soir, Edouard Cortes. Certificate of authenticity issued by Nicole Verdier. Excellent condition. Original canvas and stretcher. Period frame. Celebrated as t...
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Early 20th Century Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Flower Garden - French Impressionist Gouache, Landscape by Edouard Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
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 Landscape Paintings

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Board, Gouache

Boulevard des Capucines et Rue de Madelaine
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Missouri, MO
Boulevard des Capucines et Rue de Madelaine Edouard Cortes (French, 1882-1969) Signed Lower right 18 x 22 inches 25 x 29 inches with frame Cortès was born in Lagny, France on April ...
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20th Century Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Place De La Bastille
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Missouri, MO
Edouard Cortes (French, 1882-1969) Place De La Bastille Signed Lower Left 18 x 22 inches 29 x 33 inches with Frame Cortès was born in Lagny, France on April 26, 1882. During his early lifetime, Paris was the center of the art world. Artist from across the globe traveled there to study and paint it's beautiful countryside and cities; views of Paris, or as it became known 'the City of Lights', were in great demand by both collectors and tourists. Édouard Cortès, along with other artists like Eugene Galien-Laloue (1854-1941), Luigi Loir (1845-1916) and Jean Beraud (1849-1936) answered their call. Specializing in Paris street scenes, each of these artists captured the city during its heyday and continued with these scenes well into the 20th century.Édouard was the son of Antonio Cortès - the Spanish Court painter - who was himself the son of the artisan André Cortès...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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 26, 1882. During his early lifetime, Paris was the center of the art world. Artist from across the globe traveled there to study and paint it's beautiful countryside and cities; views of Paris, or as it became known 'the City of Lights', were in great demand by both collectors and tourists. Édouard Cortès, along with other artists like Eugene Galien-Laloue (1854-1941), Luigi Loir (1845-1916) and Jean Beraud (1849-1936) answered their call. Specializing in Paris street scenes, each of these artists captured the city during its heyday and continued with these scenes well into the 20th century.Édouard was the son of Antonio Cortès - the Spanish Court painter - who was himself the son of the artisan André Cortès...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Édouard Leon Cortès Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Place de la République, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Edouard Léon Cortès
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Madrid, ES
EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS French 1882 - 1969 PLACE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE 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 inches (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 Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"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 Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Paris after the Rain - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Cityscape by Edouard Cortes
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