{"id":1049,"date":"2011-12-03T15:27:32","date_gmt":"2011-12-03T15:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saddlerivergallery.com\/?page_id=1049"},"modified":"2015-08-01T15:02:13","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T15:02:13","slug":"edouard-cortes-1882-1969","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saddlerivergallery.com\/?page_id=1049","title":{"rendered":"Edouard Cortes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Don_Kurtz_-_Edouard_Cortes[1]\"<\/a>(1882-1969)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edouard Cort\u00e8s was born in Lagny, France on August 6, 1882. During his early lifetime, Paris was the center of the art world. Artist from across the globe traveled there to study and paint its beautiful\u00a0countryside and cities; views of Paris, or as it became known\u00a0\u201cthe City of Lights\u201d, were in great demand by both collectors and tourists. Edouard Cort\u00e8s, along with other artists like:Eugene Galien-Laloue,Luigi Loir and\u00a0Jean Beraud\u00a0answered their call. Specializing in Paris street scenes, each of these artists captured the city\u00a0 during its heyday and continued with these scenes well into the 20th century.<\/p>\n

Edouard was the son of Antonio Cort\u00e8s \u2013 the Spanish Court painter \u2013 who was himself the son of the artisan Andr\u00e9 Cort\u00e8s. Antonio was born in Seville in 1827 and established himself as a painter of rural genre. In 1855 he settled in the town of Lagny-sur-Marne. Antonio had three children – \u00c9douard, Henri and Jeanne, and while all had artistic talent, it was \u00c9douard who had the passion.\u00a0 Edouard Cort\u00e8s was enrolled him in a private elementary school where he continued his schooling until the age of 13. From this point on he devoted his life to art , working and studying with both his father and older brother. In 1899, at the age of 16, he exhibited his first work at the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Artistes Fran\u00e7ais entitled \u201cLa Labour\u201d. The work was well received by the critics and the public – helping establish \u00c9douard\u2019s favorable reputation in Paris.\u00a0 It was at the turn of the century, that he began to paint the scenes that he would become most famous for \u2013 Paris\u2019 streets and monuments. One of the more prolific artists of his time, Cort\u00e8s found his niche and stayed with it. His views of Paris are among the most telling and beautiful images of this genre; capturing the city during all its seasons for more than 60 years.<\/p>\n

In 1914 Edouard married Fernande Joyeuse\u00a0and had a child \u2013 Jacqueline Simone in 1916. Fernande died in 1918 and shortly thereafter \u00c9douard decided to marry his sister-in-law Lucienne Joyeuse. They settled in Paris and Edouard continued to paint views of Paris. By the mid 1920\u2019s, Edouard and his family moved back to Lagny and he began painting scenes of country life, including landscapes, interior scenes and still life. He was an active member of the Union des Beaux-Arts de Lagny and was the Unions first
\npresident. Their inaugural exhibition was held in 1927 and Cort\u00e8s continued to
\nexhibit there until the late 1930\u2019s.\u00a0 During this period he received many awards, gained great notoriety and was a frequent exhibitor at the exhibition halls in Paris.<\/p>\n

During the years of World War II, Cort\u00e8s and his family spent their time in Cormelles-le-Royal in an attempt to remove themselves from the harsh realities of war. By the early 1950\u2019s he had relocated to Lagny, where he would remain for the rest of his life. His beautiful depictions of Paris were always in demand and he continued to paint them until his death in 1969.<\/p>\n

Exhibitions:<\/em><\/p>\n

1899\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Artistes Fran\u00e7ais<\/p>\n

1927-1938\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Salon d\u2019Automne<\/p>\n

Salon d\u2019Hiver<\/p>\n

Salon de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nationale de l\u2019Horticulture<\/p>\n

Salon des Ind\u00e9pendants<\/p>\n

Bibliography:<\/em><\/p>\n

E. Benezit Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, and Le Po\u00e8te Parisien de la Peinture.<\/p>\n

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