Place du Chatelet, 1959

EC00465

Place du Chatelet

Date of Work: 1959

Medium: Oil on canvas

Size: 18 1/8x21 3/4

Provenance: Galerie François Clair, Paris; Jardin d'Hiver du Grand Hotel, Paris; Private collection, Michigan. With Heritage Auction, Dec. 9, 2015 Sale 5229 Lot: LOT #66002

Notes: Place du Chatelet, 1959 by Edouard Leon Cortes was painted in 1959. The painting is signed lower left Edouard Cortes. It bears inscription on the stretchers: By E. Cortes/Place du Chatelet/Paris 1914/Painted in 1959 Included in the Virtual Catalogue Raisonne for the Complete works of Edouard Leon Cortes as #EC 00465 Notes: Unlined canvas; there appears to be a light craquelure and surface grime throughout with several small abrasions and flakes of loss along left and bottom edges; a possible surface scratch in lower left corner; a tiny pinhole between people at center left edge, known to be created by the artist to assure accurate perspective; under UV exam, there appears to be inpainting along extreme edges, most notably in lower left corner; an approx 1 x 3 inch passage of inpainting beneath man on bicycle. Framed Dimensions 21.25 X 24.75 Inches

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