Edouard Leon Cortes Oil Painting -- Rue de la Paix et la Place Vendome
$49,500.00
Our client's lovely painting by Edouard-Leon Cortes (1882-1969) depicts an evening scene on the Rue de la Paix with the Place Vendome in the distance. Stretcher measures 18 by 22 inches. Rococo giltwood and gesso frame measures 25.5 by 29.5 by 3.5 inches.
Provenance: Parviz Nemati, New York, NY.
Mr. Nemati is recognized around the world as a leading expert on antique rugs, carpets, tapestries and other forms of antique woven artwork, and has acquired an impressive collection of paintings and other works of fine art over the past 60 years. Since 1964 he has served as a dealer, gallerist, curator and advisor to collectors and institutions worldwide. He is the author and editor of numerous books and catalogs on these subjects, including: Rugs as Investments, Olympic Marketing Corp., New York, 1081, 209 pages; The Splendor of Antique Rugs and Tapestries, Rizzoli, New York, 2001, 408 pages; and Shawls of the East: from Kerman to Kashmir, PDN Publications, New York, 2003, 332 pages.
