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Pierre Auguste Cot (February 17, 1837 ?C 1883) was a French painter of the Academic Classicism school.
He was born in B??darieux, and initially studied at l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse before going to Paris. He studied under Leon Cogniet, Alexandre Cabanel and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. From the 1870s, his popularity grew quickly. In 1874 he was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. He created several works of lasting popularity, including Le Printemps, featuring two young lovers sitting upon a swing, and The Storm. Both these paintings are on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; |
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ID de tableau:: 90917 Ophelia Ophelia
1870(1870)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 125.7 x 78.1 cm (49.5 x 30.7 in)
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Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 125.7 x 78.1 cm (49.5 x 30.7 in)
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ID de tableau:: 96940 Spring Spring
1873(1873)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 203.2 X 127 cm
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Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 203.2 X 127 cm
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Pierre Auguste Cot (February 17, 1837 ?C 1883) was a French painter of the Academic Classicism school.
He was born in B??darieux, and initially studied at l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse before going to Paris. He studied under Leon Cogniet, Alexandre Cabanel and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. From the 1870s, his popularity grew quickly. In 1874 he was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. He created several works of lasting popularity, including Le Printemps, featuring two young lovers sitting upon a swing, and The Storm. Both these paintings are on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City;
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