Charles Cottet (21 July 1863 – 25 September 1925) was a French painter. He was born in

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and died in

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Biographical detail

Although not born in

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

it was a visit there in 1886 that led to a life-time fascination with the region and Cottet made many further visits over the years, especially to the area around

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Works involving l'Île d'Ouessant

This region was particularly attractive to Cottet and paintings linked to the Ouessant included-

Other major works in the Musée d'Orsay

Apart from the composition "Au pays de la mer : Ceux qui s'en vont, Le repas d'adieu Celles qui restent" other paintings in the Musée d'Orsay depicting scenes relating to Brittany include:-

Works held in the Musėe des beaux-Art
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Apart from "L'Enfant mort" mentioned above, the following paintings can be seen in Quimper.

Other works

Gallery

File:Charles cottet plougastel.jpg, "Femmes de Plougastel au Pardon de Sainte-Anne-La-Palud" File:Charles cottet sunsetsails.jpg, Charles Cottet's "Coucher de soleil sur des voiliers". Painting dates to 1892. File:Charles cottet douarnenez.jpeg, Charles Cottet's "

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". Painted between 1905 and 1907. File:Charles cottet navy.jpg, Charles Cottet's Étude pour "Au pays de la mer". A 1908 painting. File:Charles cotter sailors.jpg, Charles Cottet's "Bateaux". Painted between 1900 and 1910. Held in the Musée d'art occidental et oriental in Odessa. File:Charles cottet marche.jpg, Charles Cottet's "Scène de marché en Bretagne". Painting dating to between 1900 and 1912. File:Charles cottet seascape1912.jpg, Charles Cottet's "Paysage marin en Bretagne". A 1912 painting.

Notes

1.In the 1890s, Cottet led the movement known as the Bande noire. This group included Lucien Simon, Edmond Aman-Jean,

André Dauchez André Eugène Dauchez (17 May 1870 – 15 May 1948), born in Paris, was a French painter, watercolourist, pastellist, engraver, draughtsman and illustrator known for landscapes, waterscapes and seascapes. Biography Born in a family o ...

, George Desvallières, and Maurice Denis, all influenced by the realism and dark colours of Courbet. 2.Cottet painted many works unrelated to Brittany such as the 1896 "View of Venice from the Sea" and "Seascape with Distant View of Venice", both in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg. In 1894 he was awarded a bursary which enabled him travel to Italy and Egypt where he completed many paintings.

References

External links

Cottet paintings in Le Havre
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cottet, Charles 1863 births 1925 deaths 19th-century French painters French male painters 20th-century French painters Post-impressionist painters École des Beaux-Arts alumni