The Streets of Paris

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This early scene near the L'Arc-the-Triomphe in Paris was painted by the French artist Edouard-Leon Cortes. At the turn of the previous century, ca.1900, he started to paint the scenes that he would become most famous for: the streets and monuments of Paris. His views of the city (rehsgalleries.com) are considered to be the most telling and beautiful images of this genre. He kept on capturing the city during all seasons for more than sixty years. Cortes died in 1969 but his works still remain very much 'en vogue'. A painting similar like the one on the photo recently turned up during a Dutch TV-programme where people bring their collectibles to have them valued by experts (avro.nl; in Dutch only). Although Cortes painted many pictures during his lifetime and many of them can still be found, this newly discovered painting was valued between 20.000 and 30.000 euro’s (text Rutger Booy; photo courtesy Rehs Galleries).

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