Place de la Republique
Place de la Republique
Edouard Cortes
French, 1882 - 1969
Oil on Canvas
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm)
Cortès captures the Place de la République on a snowy Parisian evening, the iconic bronze statue of Marianne presiding over the square as elegantly dressed figures navigate the freshly fallen snow. Glowing shop fronts and street lamps bathe the scene in warm amber, their light dissolving beautifully into the cool blue-white of the winter dusk. A flower vendor's cart adds a vivid note of color against the muted palette of the snow-covered boulevard, while horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians fill the composition with quiet animation. The contrast between the warmth emanating from within and the chill of the winter street gives this painting a particular intimacy and charm — Paris in winter at its most enchanting.
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