Edouard Lèon Cortès

(French, 1882-1969)Place de la Republique, signed lower left "Ed. Cortès, inscribed verso in pencil with two addresses including the artist's, colorman stamp "The Paris American Art Co....Paris", oil on artist board, 6-1/4 x 8-5/8 in.; carved and gilt wood frame, 11-1/4 x 13-1/2 inNote: Edouard Lèon Cortès was able to purchase property at 22 Rue Macheret in Lagny, (inscribed verso,) as a home for himself and his mother.This painting will be included in Nicole Verdier's forthcoming catalogue raisonne on the works of Edouard Lèon Cortès, volume II Provenance: Sotheby's; Dallas Auction Gallery: October 2, 2013, lot 42; Christie's East: June 15, 1999, lot 354; Sotheby's London: May 4, 1988, lot 215; Property from an Important South Carolina Estate
Condition Report: dirt layer, slight convexity to board, minor abrasions at edges; frame with losses