Booksellers along the Seine, Notre-Dame View 

Edouard Cortes painted "Booksellers along the Seine, Notre-Dame View" with oil on canvas. A warm, golden light pervades the scene, creating a sense of nostalgia. The composition is structured by a strong horizontal line of the Seine's embankment, balanced by the vertical thrust of Notre-Dame Cathedral in the background. The booksellers' stalls create a rhythmic pattern along the left, drawing the eye into the scene. Cortes uses loose, impressionistic brushstrokes to capture the bustling atmosphere of Parisian life. The figures are rendered with quick, gestural marks, their forms dissolving into the overall texture of the painting. Cortes's skillful manipulation of light and color transforms a familiar Parisian scene into a timeless image. He invites us to contemplate the interplay between permanence and transience, history and everyday life. Ultimately, the artwork’s structure invites viewers to reflect on the city as a dynamic space shaped by both its architectural landmarks and its inhabitants.