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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Cortès was the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions. As a lifelong resident of Lagny, he also set up and presided over the Groupe de Lagny. The Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, the Autumn and Winter Salons, and the Salon des Artistes Indépendants. Notably in Normandy, Brittany, the Champagne region and Savoy painting as he went.Ĭortès exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français (of which he became a member in 1907). Although he travelled extensively in France. In civilian life, his base was in Lagny in the former studio of Cavallo-Peduzzi. This work is included in Tome III of the Catalogue Raisonne of Edouard Cortes.Įdouard Leon Cortes, the son of the painter Antonio Cortès, was sent to the front during World War I to sketch enemy positions. Nicole Verdier and is accompanied by her certificate of authenticity. The reflections of the figures walking on the street and the trams and cars travelling on the street can be seen in the wet ground. The work depicts a bustling street scene in Paris, France on a rainy day. About A wonderful oil on original canvas circa 1930 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |