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Pierre-Auguste Cot
French
1837-1883
Pierre-Auguste Cot Locations
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 were until recently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; The Storm belongs to the museum while Le Printemps is owned privately.
Cot also was renowned for his portraits, which made up the majority of his work. The more enduring figurative work, such as The Storm, is comparatively rare.
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Painting ID:: 532
The Storm
1880
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York, USA
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Painting ID:: 534
Springtime1
1873
Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross, USA
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Painting ID:: 535
The Bohemian1
1871
Private collection
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Painting ID:: 536
Pisan Girl with Basket of Oranges and Lemons
1871
Private collection
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Painting ID:: 538
Pause for Thought
Private collection
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Pierre-Auguste Cot
French
1837-1883
Pierre-Auguste Cot Locations
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 were until recently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; The Storm belongs to the museum while Le Printemps is owned privately.
Cot also was renowned for his portraits, which made up the majority of his work. The more enduring figurative work, such as The Storm, is comparatively rare.
. Related Artists to Pierre-Auguste Cot: | GRECO, El | Mancini, Antonio | Agnolo Bronzino | Jean-Baptiste Van Mour | David van der Plas |
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