February Auction (Sale #251)

Edouard Cortes (French, 1882-1969) 'Paris, Quai Montebe

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Start price: $7,500

Estimated price: $15,000 - $20,000

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Description

Edouard Cortes (French, 1882-1969) ‘Paris, Quai Montebello et Notre Dame’ Oil on Canvas

c.1968, signed lower left; including a copy of the original invoice, a gallery guarantee and letter confirming that this work was used by Cartier for their 1996 holiday card; provenance: Edouard Cortès à Galerie F. Clair, Paris, France; Private collection, U.S.A.; Galleries Maurice Sternberg, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A; 2 October 1995, Private collection, Joliet, Illinois, U.S.A.; Family by descent, U.S.A.; to be included in volume III by Nicole Verdier ‘EDOUARD CORTES, Catalogue raisonne de l’oeuvre peint’ to be published in 2019

Condition: Very Good, light dirt accumulation overall; light over painting in the sky; light line and chipping along the top edge; pinhole by the artist; relined; light surface wear and chipping to the frame; not examined out of the frame

Height: 13.00 inches, Width: 18.25 inches

Frame Size: 20.25 inches by 25.25 inches

Category: Fine Art > European Paintings

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Approximate Sale Time: 12:05 pm CST

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Condition: Very Good, light dirt accumulation overall; light over painting in the sky; light line and chipping along the top edge; pinhole by the artist; relined; light surface wear and chipping to the frame; not examined out of the frame