Édouard Léon Cortès (French, 1882–1969) Le Jardin... Lot 42

Édouard Léon Cortès (French, 1882–1969) Le Jardin des Tuileries, Signed 'EDOUARD [sic] CORTÈS.' bottom left; also with 'copyright' stamp verso, oil on canvas 13 x 18 in. (33 x 45.7cm) Executed circa 1955-1960.Galerie F. Clair, Paris. Herbert Arnot Inc., New York, New York. The Haussner's Restaurant Collection, Baltimore, Maryland. Sotheby's, New York, sale of November 2, 1999, lot 132 (A). Acquired directly from the above sale. Hammer Galleries, New York, New York. Acquired directly from the above in 2000. Private Collection, Bronxville, New York. EXHIBITED: Hammer Galleries, New York, New York, 2000. LITERATURE: Hammer Galleries, An Exhibition Catalogue, 2000, no. 26869-001, p. 28. Nicole Verdier, "Paris 1940-1969," in Édouard Cortès, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Peint, Vol. II, Contexte, Paris, 2002, no. 842, p. 196 (illustrated).