Contact Vose about this artist Read more about this artist. douard Leon Corts (1882-1969) is an French painter, known for his Paris cityscapes in a variety of weather and night settings. Later, as an active member of the prestigious Societe des. Aside from occasional stays in Paris, Brittany, and the Normandy coast, the residence would serve as his main studio for the rest of his prolific career. His piece depicting a dramatic Paris street scene at dusk brought him immediate recognition and fame. Driven in part by a desire to make a name for himself, Cortes had the added responsibility of being his mother’s sole provider upon his father’s death in 1908, and as proof of his early success, he purchased a home for he and his mother at 22 rue Macheret in Lagny. One of the more prolific artists of his time. His initial efforts aligned with the Barbizon manner favored by his father, yet Cortes gradually added to his oeuvre the views of Paris’ bustling avenues for which he is best remembered. 1900, that he began to paint the scenes that he would become most famous for Paris streets and monuments. Born just east of Paris in Lagny sur Marne, young Edouard left school at the age of thirteen to concentrate on his painting and by 1899 he exhibited his first work at the Salon to favorable reviews. Edouard Leon Cortes Place du Theatre de la Comedie Francaise.

Edouard Leon Cortes developed his natural talents under the tutelage of his father, the Spanish court painter Antonio Cortes. Edouard Leon Cortes Place-Vendome-In-The-Rain.

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