c.1930
Édouard Leon Cortès is widely known for his Impressionistic renderings of Parisian promenades and rustic French hamlets. The son and pupil of Spanish painter Antonio Cortès, his influences included Barbizon painters Constant Troyon and Henri Harpignies.
Establishing 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. He found success among art critics as well as the public and earned renown in France. Cortès went on to study at École des Beaux-Arts.
As World War I gained steam, Cortès willingly joined the French military effort even though he was a pacifist. The artist spent time sketching enemy positions on the front lines, and this may have deepened his anti-war resolve. When he was able to return to his easel, Cortès desired solely to paint peaceful scenes of France’s capital city.
Later, during World War II, Cortès and his family spent time in Normandy to escape the horrors of the conflict. When asked about his depictions of horse-drawn carriages in the streets of Paris as well as outdated fashions — dresses and other garments that bore the hallmarks of pre-1930s fashion design, for example — he cited a fantasy he had about being able to “stop time” so that the Second World War wouldn’t have taken place.
A humble man, Cortès refused interviews and preferred anonymity. He remarked that his oil paintings, pastels and watercolors should speak for themselves. Cortès was prolific — he painted the streets of Paris and its well-known landmarks as well as majestic landscapes, interiors, boats and scenes that unfolded at Parisian harbors. Ten years after his death in 1969, the city of Lagny — where Cortès had spent most of his life — named a street in his honor.
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La charette par temps d'Orage - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel horse and figure in landscape circa 1925 by impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. The work depicts a figure leading his horse and cart along a track outside ...
Oil, Panel
Pommier en fleur - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Eugene Chigot
By Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist figures in landscape oil on panel circa 1910 by French painter Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot. The work depicts a mother and child outside a thatched cottage beside a pond. In the centre of the painting is an apple tree in blossom - beautifully painted in pinks, blues and greens. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 19"x22.5" Unframed: 12.5"x16" Provenance: Private French collection A pupil of his father Alphonse Chigot, Eugène Chigot...
Oil, Panel
Le Quai du Louvre - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on canvas board figures in cityscape circa 1940 by sought after French painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a bustling evening street scene at the quay b...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Fleurs d'ete - Etaples - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Eugene Chigot
By Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist landscape oil on canvas circa 1905 by French painter Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot. The work depicts summer flowers - yellow sunflowers and pink foxgloves - blooming outside a cottage on a hilltop. The cottage is white with a red roof and green shutters. A tree branch overhangs the path beside the cottage. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 38"x46" Unframed: 29"x37" Provenance: Private collection - France A pupil of his father Alphonse Chigot, Eugène Chigot enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1880, where he studied under Vayson, Cabanel and Bonnat. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1884-1924, and was commended by the jury of 1885, winning a third-class medal in 1887 and a second-class medal in 1890. After travelling in Spain, in 1887 he settled in Étaples in Flanders, before returning to Paris, where he became a founder of the Salon d'Automne. He was awarded bronze medals at the Paris Expositions Universelles of 1889 and 1990, and held his first solo show in Paris in 1905. He was an inspector of the museums of painting and drawing curated by the French maritime ministry, and an Officer of the Légion d'Honneur. His early works are large-scale history paintings, which he quickly relinquished in favour of landscapes, depicting scenes from his travels in southern France, Italy, the Auvergne, Vendée, Brittany and Flanders, whose light he particularly appreciated. Some of his works are reminiscent of paintings by Pissarro...
Oil, Canvas
Le Cafe Briard - Paris - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil - Edouard Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on canvas figures in cityscape circa 1930 by sought after French painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a bustling evening street scene outside the Cafe Br...
Canvas, Oil
L'Arc de Triomphe - Le Soir - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas board figures in cityscape circa 1940 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts an autumnal scene of the the Arc de Triomphe,...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Landscape with Figures
By Gaston Sebire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gaston Sebire French, 1920-2001 Landscape with Figures Oil on canvas 31 by 41 ½ in, w/ frame 38 by 48 ½ in Signed lower right Gaston Sebire was born August 18, 1920, in Saint-Samso...
Oil
Spring Road, Impressionist Oil on Canvas Landscape by John Adamos Manol
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Adamos Manol was a Greek Neo-Impressionist artist best known for his paintings of vibrant landscapes and people. His work often depicts idyllic pastoral scenes and countryside v...
Oil
French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Bucolic Wooded Country Lane Gaston Sebire
By Gaston Sebire
Located in Surfside, FL
Gaston Sébire ( 1920 - 2001) Alle aux Arbres Oil on canvas Dimensions: h. 23.25 X w. 16.75. framed 29.5 X 22 inches Hand signed lower left and titled on verso Provenance: Wally F. Ga...
Canvas, Oil
"Country Stroll", Galien-Laloue, Oil on Canvas, French Impressionism c.1932
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in Dallas, TX
"Country Stroll" by Galien-Laloue is an Oil on Canvas, French Impressionism painting of the French country side of a dirt road on your wa...
Canvas, Oil
Riviere de Neuphle Landscape impressionist painting of the french countryside
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed Size: 32" x 37" A letter of authenticity accompanies the work. Riviere de Neauphle is a luminous evocation of the French Countryside, capturing a quiet rvierside village t...
Canvas, Oil
'Farmhouse in Spring' by Adolphe Poot ( 1924 – 2006 ) Belgian Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
Adolphe Poot 1924 – 2006 Belgian Painter 'Farmhouse in Spring' Signature: signed lower left ‘ A. Poot’ Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: image size 73,5 x 100,5 cm, frame size 93...
Canvas, Oil
