Premier Auction
Sat, Sep 14, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 868
Edouard Lèon Cortès
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(French, 1882-1969)Place de la Republique, signed lower left "Ed. CortŠs", 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:ÿEdouard CortŠs 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 EdouardÿLŠon CortŠs, 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
dirt layer, slight convexity to board, minor abrasions at edges; frame with losses
