Edouard Léon Cortès (1882 - 1969), l'Arc et les Champs-Élysées

Oil on canvas, circa 1955-1960, signed at lower left, presented in a giltwood frame.

Stretcher size 13 1/4 x 18 in.; Frame dimensions 17 3/4 x 22 1/2 in.

Private Collection of a Lady, Pine Level, North Carolina

Oden-Wagner Gallery, Toronto
A. H. Wilkens Auction, Toronto

This lot is accompanied by a certificate issued by Brian Roughton, President of the Virtual Catalogue Raisonné for Edouard Léon Cortès, under EC001349.

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.

Very good condition.