Virtual Catalogue Raisonné

Village en Normandie, c. 1924

EC00322

Village en Normandie

Date of Work: Circa 1924

Medium: Gouache on paper

Size: 8 1/2x12

Provenance: Private collection of Atelier Edouard Cortes, Artist's daughter, 1969; Sale Hotel Drouot, Paris, November 7, 1997, n. 16; Private collection, California, acquired from the above; Heritage Auction Gallery, Dallas, Texas, auction date June 19th, 2015 lot #69002

Notes: "Village en Normandie" by Edouard Leon Cortes, was painted circa 1924. Sheet is adhered to cardstock and then tabbed verso at lower left corner to foam backing board; there appears to be slight paper discoloration with matburn along extreme edges, most notable along left edge; sheet is slightly undulating along right edge; a few tiny spots of loss and abrasion at edges, not visible when framed; a pinhole in lower right corner; framed under glass. Framed Dimensions 15 X 18.5 Inches LITERATURE: N. Verdier, Edouard Cortes Catalouge Raisonné, Vol I, p. 150, plate 107. A copy of the letter of authenticity from Mr. David Klein accompanies this lot.