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Keywords: Art Deco, Japonisme, Modernism Movement, Post-Impressionism, Belle Époque, Early 20th Century Decorative Arts, Henri Rivière style, Édouard Vuillard style, Pierre Bonnard style, pastel, paper, early 20th century, interior scene, cross hatch method, atmospheric lighting, picture Rare and Important Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) Japanese interior. Pastel on paper painting signed in pencil lower right. In 1899, at the age of 16, he exhibited his first work at the Société des Artistes Français entitled La Labour. The work was well received by the critics and the public - helping establish Édouard's favorable reputation in Paris. It was at the turn of the century, c.1900, that he began to paint the scenes that he would become most famous for - Paris' streets and monuments. One of the more prolific artists of his time, Cortès found his niche and stayed with it. The most ordinary scene, through a sensitive, generous and elaborate palette, irresistibly fascinates and moves us. It is not surprising that his works, more valuable each day. Provenance: Private collection With certificate