Sunday, February 17, 2019
LOT #123

Edouard Cortes (French, 1882-1969) "Boulevard de la Madeleine" Oil on Canvas

1951, signed lower right; provenance: The artist to Galerie F. Clair, Paris, France; January 1951, Herbert Arnot Inc., New York; January 1951, Associated Ltd., New York; Private Collection, U.S.A.; Estate of Marie E. Harrah, U.S.A.; Chicago, American Art Galleries Auctioneers; Private Collection, Joliet, Illinois, U.S.A.; Family by descent; to be included in volume III by Nicole Verdier “EDOUARD CORTES, Catalogue raisonne de l’oeuvre peint” to be published in 2019

Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000

Hammer Price: $16,000

Dimensions: Height: 13 inches, Width: 18 inches; Frame Height: 20 1/4 inches, Frame Width: 25 1/4 inches

Condition: Very Good, light craquelure overall, most notable in the upper right and lower left corners; some light chipping, mostly contained to the edges; light over paintings in the sky above the buildings; a few tiny stains in the sky; pinhole by the artist; light paint wear and chipping to the frame; not examined out of the frame

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