I asked for some additional images to assess the condition, and then we took the plunge. The seller informed me that to their knowledge, the painting had never been on the market and was in perfect condition. Rehs comments that ∺fter receiving the initial images I was intrigued and followed up to learn more about the work and its condition.
While Place de la Republique en Soir came from a collection in France, its early history remains a mystery. This formula would prove extremely fruitful for the young artist. The painting captures Republique on a dark night with a colorful glow of light emanating from the shop windows, street lamps and trolley. Place de la Republique en Soir is one of the finest and earliest examples from his more refined style to have surfaced. While the earliest examples were very impressionistic, the works became more realistic rather quickly. His work was included in the annual exhibition in 1901, 19.īy 1905, Edouard began exploring the streets of Paris a theme that would not only inspire him for the remainder of his life but bring him financial success. Young Cortès did, of course, attend a good school: we all know what a talented artist his father is. The newspaper Le Matin commented that Cortès was ∺ little chap, only so high, who by rights should still be wearing out the seat of his trousers on his school bench, but who, nonetheless, with his light touch, has already entered canvasses for the Salon Over the next few years, the young painter continued to study with his father, living with his parents in Lagny and sending several paintings each year for consideration by the Salon jury. Le Figaro proclaimed: His style and his color have greatly impressed the jury. The works acceptance by the Salon jury signaled that the artist showed great promise.
In 1899, at the age of 16, he made his debut at the Paris Salon with Le Labour, a painting which clearly owed a debt to both Realist and Naturalist painters as well as his father and brother. Rehs Galleries Inc., a New York gallery specializing in 19th and 20th-century works of art, announces the discovery of Place de la Republique en Soir - an early Edouard Cortes that dates from circa 1905.īorn in Lagny, France, on August 6th, 1882, into a family of artists, Edouard followed the family tradition and started training with his father at an early age.
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