Edouard Cortes Paris Painting by Paul Meijering

Realistic acrylic painting of the French painter Edouard Cortes, painted by the Dutch fine artist Paul Meijering - the original painting is 90 x 120 cm and part of a permanent collection.

Édouard Cortès (Lagny-sur-Marne, 6 August 1882 - there, 26 November 1969) was one of the leading French painters from the Groupe de Lagny.

His mother was Leontine Frappart and his father Antonio Cortès. In rue des Etuves, 5 was his birthplace. His father, Antonio, was himself a deserving animal painter and teacher of his 3 children: André, Jeanne and Edouard. He was involved in the formation of the Groupe de Lagny, in 1885, along with Leo Gausson, Cavallo-Peduzzi, Maximilien Luce and Lucien Pissarro, son of the famous impressionist Camille Pissarro.

Edouard bought Cavallo-Petuzzi's former studio, at Lagny-sur-Marne, in 1910, and he befriended Pierre Montézin there. In 1914, in Paris, he married Fernande Joyeuse, who, however, already died in 1918. In 1916, his daughter Simone was born, in Paris.

During World War I, he was drafted into the French infantry. At the front, he was able to gain credit for drawing out enemy positions.

In 1919 he married again in Paris, this time to his first wife's sister, Lucienne Joyeuse, and in 1920 he went to live in Lagny again, this time in rue Macheret.

Before 1907, when the Union Artistique et Littéraire du canton de Lagny ceased to exist, he had already exhibited at its Salons, barely 16 years old.

From its foundation in 1926 until 1947, he led the Union des Beaux-Arts de Lagny as industrious president, with Pierre Montézin as honorary president.

He exhibited his neo-impressionist works in dozens of French cities. He also appeared internationally on several occasions in Austria, Canada, England, Switzerland and the United States.

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For almost 33 years now, Paul Meijering has been active with the paint brushes. As a 17- year old inspired youngster he joined the Academy of Arts in Enschede (Holland) in order to receive a native training in drawing- and painting technique.

At that time (1980) the tendency of the abstract was running riot, and to his dismay and disappointment Paul found that the trade of the ancient masters was merely 'old hat', the realistic art being disregarded and looked down upon. After two years of useless botchery, there was only one conclusion to draw: 'get autodidact, be a self-taught person!' Paul then left the academy to work for a living, but at the back of his mind there always loomed the passion of his life: to paint. At his spare time he painted and his efforts are characteristic as far as man plays an important role are concerned, or to put it in his own words: 'Each human being tinkers at his own existence, it is the source of inspiration to explain the non-verbal by way of painting'.

The paintings attracted attention at various exhibitions and he was frequently approached by trades-people, hotel-keepers, merchants. These customers were for the most part interested in large wall-paintings and decorations. In the year 2000 the painter develops a speciality that's quite unique: he applies himself to paint football pictures. After a year he gets the chance to realize an open exhibition for an indefinite time as well with the Dutch Fo

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