Edouard-Leon Cortes (1882-1969) ✽ Kinderszenen (Scenes of childhood), Op. 15: VII. Traumerei

Thank you all for viewing and comments! ✽ All the best! Edouard-Leon Cortes (1882-1969) francia poszt-impresszionista festő Edouard Leon Cortes was born at Lagny (Seine et Marne), a few miles east of Paris on 26 August 1882. It was an exciting epoch into which Edouard Cortès was born. Art, Literature, music and political thought reached a pinnacle of creativity, allowing new schools of artistic expression to evolve. With this revitalized attitude towards new ways of seeing art, experimenting with colour, depth and perspective, Edouard Cortès became enraptured with the idea of becoming a professional painter. At the young age of 17 Cortès began formal studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and for five years he expanded his horizons in the fields of classical and impressionistic art. He was a Member of the Society of French Artists and made his debut in Paris in 1907, introducing a style which was considered to be a breath of fresh air and highly individual. As an