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Edouard-Léon Cortès

Lot 69038
Près de l'Opéra de Paris, neige, 1957
Oil on canvas

13,0 x 18,0 in (33.0 x 45.7 cm)

Lot 69038
Près de l'Opéra de Paris, neige, 1957
Oil on canvas
13,0 x 18,0 in (33.0 x 45.7 cm)

Estimate: US$ 15,000 - 25,000
€ 13,000 - 22,000
Auction: 18 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Jun 05, 2025
Auction number: 8206
Auction name: European Art Signature® Auction

Lot Details
Edouard-Léon Cortès (French, 1882-1969) Près de l'Opéra de Paris, neige, 1957 Oil on canvas 13 x 18 inches (33.0 x 45.7 cm) Signed lower right: Edouard Cortès. PROVENANCE: The artist; International Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above, 1966; Private collection, Canada; Thence by descent; Enchères Champagne Auctions, Montreal, October 17-22, 2018, lot 47; Private collection, Dallas, Texas, acquired from the above. LITERATURE: N. Verdier, Edouard Cortès: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. 3, Paris, 2023, p. 256, no. 1610, illustrated in color. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
The artist; International Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above, 1966; Private collection, Canada; Thence by descent; Enchères Champagne Auctions, Montreal, October 17-22, 2018, lot 47; Private collection, Dallas, Texas, acquired from the above.
Unlined canvas. Artist's pinhole to lower right of center. Some yellowing to the varnish layer. A very few scattered instances of faint, finely patterned craquelure. Not examined out of frame. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Modern pigments fluoresce as expected. No apparent retouching. Framed Dimensions 20 X 25 X 2.75 Inches
Lot Details
Edouard-Léon Cortès (French, 1882-1969) Près de l'Opéra de Paris, neige, 1957 Oil on canvas 13 x 18 inches (33.0 x 45.7 cm) Signed lower right: Edouard Cortès. PROVENANCE: The artist; International Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above, 1966; Private collection, Canada; Thence by descent; Enchères Champagne Auctions, Montreal, October 17-22, 2018, lot 47; Private collection, Dallas, Texas, acquired from the above. LITERATURE: N. Verdier, Edouard Cortès: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. 3, Paris, 2023, p. 256, no. 1610, illustrated in color. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
The artist; International Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above, 1966; Private collection, Canada; Thence by descent; Enchères Champagne Auctions, Montreal, October 17-22, 2018, lot 47; Private collection, Dallas, Texas, acquired from the above.
Unlined canvas. Artist's pinhole to lower right of center. Some yellowing to the varnish layer. A very few scattered instances of faint, finely patterned craquelure. Not examined out of frame. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Modern pigments fluoresce as expected. No apparent retouching. Framed Dimensions 20 X 25 X 2.75 Inches

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