Edouard Léon Cortès (French, 1882-1969), Boulevard des Italiens à la tombée du jour

(Boulevard des Italians at Dusk), oil on canvas, signed at lower right, retaining gallery label to verso, framed.

Stretcher size 13 x 18 in.; Frame dimensions 20 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.

The Marble Arch Gallery, Inc. at the Americana Hotel, Miami, Florida
From the Collection of Athanase George Politis, a Greek diplomat and historian
By descent

This lot is accompanied by a certificate issued by the Comité Edouard Cortès, under N°EC-CEC-2025/18. It will be included in the supplement to the catalogue raisonné of Edouard Cortès’s work which is currently being prepared.

Edouard Cortès was a French painter celebrated for his atmospheric Parisian street scenes, capturing the charm and character of the city across different seasons, eras, and times of day. Often referred to as “Le Poète Parisien de la Peinture,” Cortès worked in a style that blended realism with impressionistic light and color, portraying bustling boulevards, rain-soaked pavements, and glowing shopfronts with a theatrical sense of mood. Born into a family of artists, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français and gained widespread recognition during his lifetime.

Minor rubbing to frame; overall in good estate condition.