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He remarked that his oil paintings, pastels and watercolors should speak for themselves. When asked about his depictions of horse-drawn carriages in the streets of Paris as well as outdated fashions - dresses and other garments that bore the hallmarks of pre-1930s fashion design, for example - he cited a fantasy he had about being able to “stop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.Ī humble man, Cortès refused interviews and preferred anonymity. Later, during World War II, Cortès and his family spent time in Normandy to escape the horrors of the conflict. When he was able to return to his easel, Cortès desired solely to paint peaceful scenes of France’s capital city. The artist spent time sketching enemy positions on the front lines, and this may have deepened his anti-war resolve. Cortès went on to study at École des Beaux-Arts.Īs World War I gained steam, Cortès willingly joined the French military effort even though he was a pacifist.
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He found success among art critics as well as the public and earned renown in France. The son and pupil of Spanish painter Antonio Cortès, his influences included Barbizon painters Constant Troyon and Henri Harpignies.Įstablishing 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. Édouard Leon Cortès is widely known for his Impressionistic renderings of Parisian promenades and rustic French hamlets. He died on Novemin Lagny-sur-Marne, France. Today, the majority of Cortès' work is found in private collections in Europe and North America.
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He went on to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1899, and in 1915, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the Société des Artistes Français, and then the Gold Medal at the Salon des Indépendants. Born on Apin Lagny-sur-Marne, his father was the artist Antonio Cortés Cordero, who served as a painter at the royal court of Spain. Though Cortès was decades younger than the first generation of Impressionist painters like Claude Monet, his paintings are more aligned with the earlier generation than they are to his Post-Impressionist peers André Derain or Henri Matisse. To its south lies the Place de la Concorde, to the east is the Place VendômeĮdouard Léon Cortès was a French painter known for his idealized, Impressionistic scenes of Parisian streets and rural French villages. The location of the Madeleine Church which was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army. Place de la Madeleine positioned in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
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This painting is included in the Catalogue Raisonne Tome III by Nicole Verdier. Framed dimensions are 19 inches high by 22 inches wide. He also received numerous awards at the Salon d’Hiver during his artistic career.About the Item A magnificent oil on board circa 1920 by Edouard Léon Cortès depicting Paris - Place de La Madelaine. In 1915, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the Société des Artistes Français, and the Gold Medal at the Salon des Indépendants. He also painted familial interiors, landscapes, and seascapes, but achieved international fame through these masterly and expressive Parisian scenes. In 1901, Cortès began his long tradition of painting different vignettes of Paris. His large painting, Le Labour, was a great success, and the French press lauded the young phenomenon of the French art scene.Ĭortès eventually became a member of the French Artists’ Society, exhibiting his works every year as his reputation began to grow. Before undergoing his formal education at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, a 16-year old Cortès first exhibited his work at the national exhibition of the Société des Artistes Français in Paris in 1899. In his youth, Cortès trained at his father’s studio, and was also given advice and encouragement from his brother (also a painter) and other local artists. In this artistic atmosphere, Cortès showed exceptional talent early on, and decided at a young age that he was destined to be a painter. Born into a family of artists, his father, Antonio Cortés Cordero, was a painter at the royal court of Spain. Edouard Léon Cortès (French, 1882–1969) was a French Post-Impressionist artist of French and Spanish ancestry.