early life and education charles cottet , a renowned french painter, was born on july 12, 1863, in le puy-en-velay, and passed away on september 20, 1925, in paris. he studied at the école des beaux-arts under puvis de chavannes and roll, and also attended the académie julian, where he was part of the les nabis school of painting.
artistic style and influences cottet's artistic style is characterized by
dark, evocative paintings of rural brittany and seascapes. he led a school of painters known as the
bande noire or "nubians" group, which was influenced by the
realism and
dark colors of courbet. his work is also associated with the picturesque seaside
symbolism of the pont-aven school.
notable works and exhibitions some of cottet's notable works include:
au pays de la mer. douleur (also known as les victimes de la mer , musée d'orsay , 1908-09) petit village au pied de la falaise , musée malraux , le havre (1905) montagne, musée malraux , le havre (1900-10) view of venice from the sea , the hermitage , st. petersburg (1896) seascape with distant view of venice , the hermitage , st. petersburg (1896) portrait de cottet , musée d'orsay (1896) museums and collections cottet's paintings can be found in many museums worldwide, including:
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references [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/charles_cottet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/charles_cottet) christian brinton. charles cottet: painter of brittany (pdf). in harper's magazine, december 1910.
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