ORIGINAL EDOUARD CORTES OIL PAINTING (C. 1900-1949) "LARC de TRIOMPHE" (OIL ON CANVAS) Start Price USD 99.00 Current Price USD 16,388.00 Time Left - Bid Count 13 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 01, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Location Van Nuys, CA See more about 'ORIGINAL EDOUARD CORTES OIL PAINTING (C. 1900-1949)' Description ORIGINAL EDOUARD CORTES OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS   "L'Arc de Triomphe"   SIGNED "EDOUARD CORTES" LOWER LEFT.   C.1900-1949   13" X 18"   CONDITION: "VERY GOOD"   "AN EARLY EVENING VIEW OF STROLLING FIGURES; A WARMLY ILLUMINATED TRAIN AND OTHER VEHICLES PARTIALLY SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE ARCH".   EXQUISITELY FRAMED IN A GOLD-LEAF ORNATE FRAME.    EDOUARD LEON CORTES BIOGRAPHY   EDOUARD CORTES WAS BORN INTO A FAMILY OF ARTISTS AND ARTISANS IN PARIS, 1882.  HIS GRANDFATHER, ANDRE CORTES, WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS WORK ON THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS OF THE CATHEDRAL OF SEVILLE AND HIS FATHER, ANTONIO CORTES, WAS A PAINTER AT THE ROYAL COURT OF SPAIN.  IN THIS ARTISTICALLY CONDUCIVE ATMOSPHERE, EDOUARD SHOWED EXCEPTIONAL TALENT EARLY AND DECIDED AT A YOUNG AGE THAT HE WAS DESTINED TO BE A PAINTER.   IN HIS YOUTH, CORTES TRAINED AT THIS FATHER'S STUDIO AND WAS ALSO GIVEN ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM HIS BROTHER (ALSO A PAINTER) AND OTHER LOCAL ARTISTS.  SURPRISINGLY, BEFORE UNDERGOING HIS FORMAL EDUCATION AT THE NATIONAL FRENCH ART SCHOOL IN PARIS, A SIXTEEN-YEAR OLD CORTES FIRST EXHIBITED HIS WORK AT THE NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETE DES ARTISTES FRANCAIS IN PARIS, 1899.  HIS LARGE PAINTING, LE LABOUR, WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND THE FRENCH PRESS LAUDED THE YOUNG PHENOMENON OF THE FRENCE ART SCENE.   EDOUARD EVENTUALLY BECAME A MEMBER OF THE FRENCH ARTISTS' SOCIETY, EXHIBITING HIS WORKS EVERY YEAR AS HIS REPUTATION BEGAN TO GROW.  IN 1901 CORTES BEGAN HIS LONG TRADITION OF PAINTING DIFFERENT VIGNETTES OF PARIS.  IN 1915, HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER MEDAL AT THE SALON DES ARTISTES FRANCAIS AND THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE SALON DES INDEPENDENTS.  HE ALSO RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AT THE SALON D'HIVER DURING HIS ARTISTIC CAREER.   **THIS PAINTING WAS APPRAISED AT $50,000 BY A FORMER DIRECTOR OF APPRAISAL SERVICES AT SOTHEBY'S.   THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION.   PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU'RE NOT SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THIS ORIGINAL PAINTING.   PLEASE LOOK AT ALL PICTURES AND ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING.   ALL SALES ARE FINAL.             On Jun-22-08 at 00:05:12 PDT, seller added the following information:   *A COPY OF THE APPRAISAL WILL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST IF YOU EMAIL ME YOUR FAX NUMBER. On Jun-25-08 at 13:27:00 PDT, seller added the following information:   On Jul-04-08 at 15:51:28 PDT, seller added the following information:I'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE PAINTING.  I HAD THE PAINTING UNDER A BLACK LIGHT WITH THE OWNER OF AN EXCLUSIVE ART GALLERY IN BEVERLY HILLS.   THE PAINTING IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO OVERPAINTING, NO TEARS, AND NO REPAIRS.  THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST PAINTINGS FROM THIS BRILLIANT ARTIST.   WHAT MAKES THIS PAINTING MORE INTERESTING THAN MOST IS THAT THE CENTERPIECE IS THE FAMOUS "ARC de TRIOMPH" IN PARIS.     Place a Bid!