Edouard-Léon Cortès (French, 1882-1969)
Place du Châtelet
Oil on canvas
18-1/8 x 21-3/4 inches (46.0 x 55.2 cm)
Signed lower left: Edouard Cortès
Bears inscription on stretcher: By / E. Cortes / "Place.du.Chatelet" / Paris 1914 / Painted in 1959
PROVENANCE:
Galerie François Clair, Paris;
Jardin d'Hiver du Grand Hotel, Paris;
Private collection, Michigan.
Dimension
Height: 1812.00
Width: 2175.00
Condition
Unlined canvas; there appears to be a light craquelure and surface grime throughout with several small abrasions and flakes of loss along left and bottom edges; a possible surface scratch in lower left corner; a tiny pinhole between people at center left edge, known to be created by the artist to assure accurate perspective; under UV exam, there appears to be inpainting along extreme edges, most notably in lower left corner; an approx 1 x 3 inch passage of inpainting beneath man on bicycle. Framed Dimensions 21.25 X 24.75 Inches