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Learn MoreLe quai du Louvre vers le Pont des Arts by Edouard Léon Cortès
- This luminous cityscape was composed by the famed French painter Edouard Léon Cortès
- The artist is renowned for his breathtaking renderings of the City of Light
- A master of atmosphere, Cortès' evocative scenes have immortalized Paris at its most vibrant
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1882-1969 | French
Le quai du Louvre vers le Pont des Arts
(The Quai of the Louvre towards the Pont des Arts)
Signed “Edouard Cortès” (lower right)
Oil on canvas
French artist Edouard Léon Cortès captures the bustling streets of Paris in monumental scale in this vibrant oil on canvas, entitled Le quai du Louvre vers le Pont des Arts. The subject is the historic Quai du Louvre along the right bank of the Seine, facing the famed. . .
1882-1969 | French
Le quai du Louvre vers le Pont des Arts
(The Quai of the Louvre towards the Pont des Arts)
Signed “Edouard Cortès” (lower right)
Oil on canvas
French artist Edouard Léon Cortès captures the bustling streets of Paris in monumental scale in this vibrant oil on canvas, entitled Le quai du Louvre vers le Pont des Arts. The subject is the historic Quai du Louvre along the right bank of the Seine, facing the famed Pont des Arts pedestrian bridge. Cortès depicts the historic thoroughfare at either dusk or dawn, as vehicles and pedestrians alike traverse streets illuminated by street lamps and the golden glow of the sun.
Renowned for his vibrant canvases that capture the elegance and magic of The City of Lights, Cortès devoted his career to bringing the spectacle de la rue to life on canvas. Dubbed the “Parisian Poet of Painting,” Cortès captured the very essence of the historic city throughout the passing seasons and years. Though he painted the same streets time and time again, each work is unique in its narrative, perspective and atmosphere.
Born just outside of Paris, Cortès enjoyed a rich artistic heritage. His father, Antonio Cortès, was an artist in the circle of the Barbizon school, having moved to France after serving as a painter at the Spanish Royal Court. Cortès' elder brother and sister were also artists and followed the en plein air tenets of the Barbizon style alongside their father. Other famed artists flocked to the picturesque town of Langly where Cortès was born, including Maximilian Luce, Camille Pissarro, and Lucien Pissarro, among other celebrities of the Impressionist period. Personal friends of the family, these painters would have a profound influence over the young Cortès, who flourished in this richly creative environment.
He exhibited his first work in 1899 at the Société des Artistes Francaise in Paris, where he was met with excellent reviews. Capturing the magic of Paris during the Belle Époque, his canvases soon garnered worldwide attention, particularly in Canada and America.
This work will be included in Volume III of the forthcoming book Edouard Cortes, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint.
Canvas: 29" high x 36 1/4" wide
Frame: 39 7/8" high x 47 1/2" wide x 4 1/4" deep

Maker: | Cortes, Edouard Leon |
Period: | 1919-Present |
Origin: | France |
Type: | Paintings |
Depth: | 4.25 Inches |
Width: | 47.5 Inches |
Height: | 39.88 Inches |
Style: | Post-Impressionism |
Canvas Width: | 36.25 Inches |
Canvas Height: | 29 Inches |
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