askART lists Edouard Leon Cortes in 0 of its research Essays.Įdouard Leon Cortes has 232 artist signature examples available in our database. Galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Edouard Leon Cortes as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" There are 12Īrtworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers askART's database currently holds 1808 auction lots for Edouard Leon Cortes (of whichġ402 auction records sold and 5 are upcoming at auction.)Īrtist artworks for sale and wanted. In 1855 he traveled to Paris for the Exposition Universelle and was drawn to the town of Lagny-sur-Marne - where he settled. Although he travelled extensively in France. In civilian life, his base was in Lagny in the former studio of Cavallo-Peduzzi.
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Antonio was born in Seville in 1827 and established himself as a painter of rural genre. Edouard Leon Cortes, the son of the painter Antonio Cortès, was sent to the front during World War I to sketch enemy positions. 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. Édouard Cortès, along with other artists like Eugene Galien-Laloue (1854-1941), Luigi Loir (1845-1916) and Jean Beraud (1849-1936) answered their call. 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. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stDibs - A wonderful oil on original canvas circa 1930 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. During his early lifetime, Paris was the center of the art world. David Klein.© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, FranceĬortès was born in Lagny, France on April 26, 1882. Now found in the most prestigious collections throughout the world, his work continues to awe collectors."Įxcerpts from Edouard Cortes, reprinted with the kind permission of Mr. The viewer cannot help but marvel at the overall effect of the artist's composition.Īfter a lifelong dedication to seizing the magic of Paris during its transition from the romantic Belle Epoque to the modern, twentieth century metropolis as we know it, Cortes has left the world a legacy of master paintings. A splash of purple may be a man's tailored dinner jacket or a stroke of blue, a woman's cloak. On any one of Cortes' canvases, one can find an array of tones ranging from soft gray hues and ambers to vivid reds, yellows and oranges. His works display the profound knowledge he held of perspective and composition and, the viewer's eye is most often caught by fascinating details - the play of lights on wet pavement, shadows on streets and glowing windows and street lamps. His paintings express the romance, energy and charm of old Paris through his masterly application of bold brush strokes and intriguing colors. In 1888 the Figaro Illustre devoted a special issue to this "spectacle de la rue", calling the boulevards "the true theatre of Paris". Parisians thronged the new boulevards, parks and theatres to see and to be seen. The campaign of rebuilding undertaken by Napoleon III and Baron Haussmann in the 1850's, 60's, 70's yielded wide tree-lined avenues, extensive parks, and elegant golden-gray stone buildings. The city itself was in a state of dramatic change. Paris was the cosmopolitan, fashionable stage on which the drama of the Belle Epoque was enacted. Many revolutionary ideas in politics, technology, science, poetry, music, literature and the fine arts emerged in Paris during this vibrant time. The period we know today as La Belle Epoque lasted from about 1880 to 1914. His paintings are often filled with nostalgia for the period." But despite two world wars and the introduction of the machine age, the Paris of Cortes remains primarily the city of the Belle Epoque.
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Horses and carriages disappear in favor of cars and trams women's hourglass silhouettes and picture hats give way to boyish figures in short skirts and little furs, gas streetlights turn into neon signs and glaring headlights. On the topic of Cortes and his relationship to Paris, biographer David Klein writes: "Paris changed during the years that Cortes painted it, and the changes appear in his paintings. Later, as an active member of the prestigious Societe des Artistes Francais, Cortes exhibited his works yearly at the Societe Nationale and the Salon des Independants in Paris. In 1901 he contributed a dramatic Parisian street scene at dusk to the Salon des Artistes Francais, which brought him immediate fame. As an adolescent, he became fascinated with the arts and at seventeen began his studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Edouard Leon Cortes, of French and Spanish ancestry, was born in 1882.