Edouard Cortes - Paris: Part I

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Edouard Léon Cortès "Bouquinistes de Notre-Dame"




Edouard Cortes was born in Lagny, France on April 26, 1882.  During his early lifetime, Paris was the center of the art world.  Artist from across the globe traveled there to study and paint it’s beautiful countryside and cities; views of Paris, or as it became known ‘the City of Lights’, were in great demand by both collectors and tourists. Édouard Cortès, along with other artists like: Eugene Galien-Laloue (1854-1941), Luigi Loir (1845-1916) and Jean Beraud (1849-1936) answered their call.  Specializing in Paris street scenes, each of these artists captured the city during its heyday and continued with these scenes well into the 20th century.

Edouard was the son of Antonio Cortès – the Spanish Court painter – who was himself the son of the artisan André Cortès.  Antonio was born in Seville in 1827 and established himself as a painter of rural genre.  In 1855 he traveled to Paris for the Exposition Universelle and was drawn to the town of Lagny-sur-Marne – where he settled.  He continued to paint scenes reminiscent of Troyon, Jacque and Van Marcke.  Antonio had three children - Edouard, Henri and Jeanne - and while all had artistic talent, it was Édouard who had the passion.

Antonio began teaching Édouard at an early age and 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 Société des Artistes Français entitled La Labour.  The work was well received by the critics and the public - helping establish Edouard’s favorable reputation in Paris.

It was at the turn of the century, c.1900, that he began to paint the scenes that he would become most famous for – Paris’ streets and monuments.  One of the more prolific artists of his time, Cortès 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 it’s seasons for more than 60 years.

Edouard married Fernande Joyeuse in 1914 and had a child – Jacqueline Simone in 1916.  Fernande died in 1918 and shortly thereafter Édouard 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’s, Edouard and his family moved back to Lagny (in Normandy) and he began painting scenes of country life - including landscapes, interior scenes and still lives.  He was an active member of the Union des Beaux-Arts de Lagny and was the Unions first president.   Their inaugural exhibition was held in 1927 and Cortès continued to exhibit there until the late 1930’s.

During this period he received many awards, gained great notoriety and was a frequent exhibitor at the exhibition halls in Paris, including the Salon d’Automne, Salon d’Hiver, Salon de la Société Nationale de l’Horticulture and Salon des Indépendants.

During the years of World War II, Cortès and his family spent their time in Cormelles-le-Royal (in Normandy) in an attempt to remove themselves from the harsh realities of war. By the early 1950’s 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.

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Boulevard de la Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Boulevard de la Madeleine
19.75 x 25.5 inches
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Boulevard de la Madeleine, 1910 - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Boulevard de la Madeleine, 1910
13 x 18 inches
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Bouquinistes, Notre Dame - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Bouquinistes, Notre Dame
13 x 18 inches
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Caen, rue Saint Jean animée - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Caen, rue Saint Jean animée
18 x 15 inches
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Café de la Paix - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Café de la Paix
13 x 18 inches
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Flower Market, Place de la Republique - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Flower Market, Place de la Republique
13 x 18 inches
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La Porte St. Denis en Hiver - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
La Porte St. Denis en Hiver
13 x 18 inches
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Le Louvre et la rue de Rivoli au crepuscule - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Le Louvre et la rue de Rivoli au crepuscule
18 1/8 x 25 3/4 inches
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Les Grands Boulevards - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Les Grands Boulevards
15 x 24 inches
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Marche aux Fleurs de la Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Marche aux Fleurs de la Madeleine
10 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches
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Marché aux fleurs de la Madeleine (One of a pair) - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Marché aux fleurs de la Madeleine (One of a pair)
6.5 x 8.75 inches
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Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine
13 x 18 inches
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Marche de la Madeleine au printemps - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Marche de la Madeleine au printemps
13 x 18 inches
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Notre Dame, Paris - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Notre Dame, Paris
13 x 18 inches
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Notre Dame, Place Saint Michel - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Notre Dame, Place Saint Michel
13 x 18 inches
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Place de la Republique - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Republique
13 x 18 inches
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Place de la Republique - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Republique
13 x 18 inches
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Place du Chatelet - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place du Chatelet
19.75 x 25.75 inches
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Place du Chatelet in Winter - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place du Chatelet in Winter
19.75 x 25.5 inches
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Place du Tertre, Montmartre - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place du Tertre, Montmartre
13 x 18 inches
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Porte St. Denis, Hiver - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Porte St. Denis, Hiver
9.5 x 13 inches
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Porte St. Denis, Paris - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Porte St. Denis, Paris
13 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches
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The Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées (One of a pair) - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
The Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées (One of a pair)
6.5 x 8.75 inches
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Place de la Republique - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Republique
20 x 26 inches
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Quai du Louvre - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Quai du Louvre
19 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches
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Le marché aux fleurs, Place de la Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Le marché aux fleurs, Place de la Madeleine
13 x 18 inches
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La Tour St. Jacques - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
La Tour St. Jacques
13 x 18 inches
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Porte St. Denis in Winter - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Porte St. Denis in Winter
9 1/2 x 13 inches
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Aux Trois Quartiers - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Aux Trois Quartiers
10 3/4 x 14 inches
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L\'Arc de Triomphe - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
L'Arc de Triomphe
10 3/4 x 14 inches
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Boulevard de la Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Boulevard de la Madeleine
10 3/4 x 18 inches
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Métro George V, Champs Élysées - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Métro George V, Champs Élysées
10 3/4 x 14 inches
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Place de l’Opéra - Cortès Edouard Léon
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Avenue de l’Opéra
10 3/4 x 14 inches
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Arc de Triomphe - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Arc de Triomphe
9 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches
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Boulevard des Capucines - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Boulevard des Capucines
9 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches
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Boulevard de la Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Boulevard de la Madeleine
18 x 25 1/2 inches
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Porte St. Denis - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Porte St. Denis
13 x 18 inches
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Rue de Lyon, Bastille - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Rue de Lyon, Bastille
13 x 18 inches
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Rue Royale, Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Rue Royale, Madeleine
15 x 24 inches
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Place de la Bastille - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Bastille
13 x 18 inches
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Place de la Bastille - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Bastille
13 x 18 inches
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Pont Alexandre III - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Pont Alexandre III
15 x 24 inches
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Rue Soufflot, Pantheon - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Rue Soufflot, Pantheon
13 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches
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Place de la Republique - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Republique
13 x 18 inches
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Bouquinistes de Notre-Dame - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Bouquinistes de Notre-Dame
15 x 21 3/4 inches
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Place de la Republique - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Republique
13 x 18 inches
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Place de l’Opéra - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de l’Opéra
13 x 18 inches
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Le Café Balthazard, Place de la Republique - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Le Café Balthazard, Place de la Republique
18 x 25 1/2 inches
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Les Bouquinistes - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Les Bouquinistes
13 x 18 inches
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Quai du Louvre - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Quai du Louvre
13 x 18 inches
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Quai Saint Michel - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Quai Saint Michel
15 x 21 3/4 inches
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Marche des fleurs a la Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Marche des fleurs a la Madeleine
13 x 18 inches
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Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Marche aux fleurs, Madeleine
13 x 18 inches
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Fountain on Place de la Concorde - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Fountain on Place de la Concorde
13 x 18 inches
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Place de la Concorde - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Concorde
13 x 18 inches
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Place de la Madeleine in Winter - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Madeleine in Winter
13 x 18 inches
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Champs Elysees, Lido - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Champs Elysees, Lido
13 x 18 inches
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Champs Élysées, Lido - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Champs Élysées, Lido
13 x 18 inches
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Place de la Bastille - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Bastille
13 x 18 inches
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Porte St. Denis in the Winter - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Porte St. Denis in the Winter
13 x 18 inches
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Porte St. Martin - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Porte St. Martin
13 x 18 inches
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Tuileries Garden - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Tuileries Garden
13 x 18 inches
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Place du Tertre, Montmartre - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place du Tertre, Montmartre
13 x 18 inches
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Boulevard des Capucines - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Boulevard des Capucines
13 x 18 inches
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Place de la Republique - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Republique
13 x 18 inches
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Porte St. Denis, 1905 - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Porte St. Denis, 1905
13 x 18 inches
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Boulevard de la Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Boulevard de la Madeleine
9 1/4 x 13 inches
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Place de l\'Opera - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de l'Opera
13 x 18 inches
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Porte St. Denis - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Porte St. Denis
13 x 18 inches
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Quai du Louvre in Winter - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Quai du Louvre in Winter
8 1/2 x 13 inches
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Champs Elysees, Winter - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Champs Elysees, Winter
13 x 18 inches
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Boulevard des Capucines - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Boulevard des Capucines
13 x 18 inches
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Flower Market, Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Flower Market, Madeleine
13 x 18 inches
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Place St. Michel - Notre Dame - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place St. Michel - Notre Dame
7 x 9 inches
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L\'Opera and the Cafe de la Paix - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
L'Opera and the Cafe de la Paix
6 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches
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Pont Alexandre III - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Pont Alexandre III
13 x 18 inches
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La Madeleine au Crépuscule vue du Boulevard - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
La Madeleine au Crépuscule vue du Boulevard
13 x 18 inches
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Place Vendôme, Soir, Paris - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place Vendôme, Soir, Paris
13 x 18 inches
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Rue de la Paix, Place Vendôme - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Rue de la Paix, Place Vendôme
13 x 18 inches
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L’Arc de Triomphe, Paris - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
L’Arc de Triomphe, Paris
13 x 18 inches
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Rue Royale, Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Rue Royale, Madeleine
13 x 18 inches
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Place St. Michel, Notre Dame - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place St. Michel, Notre Dame
13 x 18 inches
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Jardin du Luxembourg - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Jardin du Luxembourg
13 x 18 inches
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Fountain on Place de la Concorde - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Fountain on Place de la Concorde
13 x 18 inches
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Quai du Louvre, sous la neige - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Quai du Louvre, sous la neige
13 x 18 inches
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Place de la Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Madeleine
13 x 18 inches
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Le Quai de la Tournelle, Notre Dame - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Le Quai de la Tournelle, Notre Dame
9 1/2 x 13 inches
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Place de l\'Etoile, Arc de Triomphe - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de l'Etoile, Arc de Triomphe
13 x 18 inches
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Rue Royale, Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Rue Royale, Madeleine
13 x 18 inches
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Boulevard de la Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Boulevard de la Madeleine
13 x 18 inches
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Boulevard de la Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
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Boulevard de la Madeleine
18 1/4 x 25 3/4 inches
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Flower Market, Madeleine - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Flower Market, Madeleine
13 x 18 inches
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Café de la Paix, Opera - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Café de la Paix, Opera
13 x 18 inches
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Porte St. Denis - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Porte St. Denis
8 3/4 x 13 inches
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Place de la Opera, Cafe de la Paix - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Place de la Opera, Cafe de la Paix
10 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches
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Porte St. Denis, Winter - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Porte St. Denis, Winter
19 1/2 x 25 3/4 inches
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Boulevard et Porte St. Martin - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
(1882 - 1969)
Boulevard et Porte St. Martin
13 x 18 inches
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Porte St. Martin - Edouard Léon Cortès
Edouard Léon Cortès
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Porte St. Martin
13 x 18 inches
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