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Pierre Auguste Cot ([pjɛʁ o.ɡyst kɔt]; 17 February 1837 – 2 August 1883) was a French painter of the Academic Classicism school.
Artist: Pierre-Auguste Cot (French, Bédarieux 1837–1883 Paris) Date: 1873. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 84 x 50 in. (213.4 x 127 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Gift of Steven and Alexandra Cohen, 2012. Accession Number: 2012.575. Learn more about this artwork.
The Artist: Pierre-Auguste Cot (1837–1883) came from Bédarieux in Languedoc, a southern province of France. He was a student of the history and portrait painter Léon Cogniet and two of the titans of Academic painting, Alexandre Cabanel and William Bouguereau.
Jul 2, 2022 · Pierre Auguste Cot created a work that exemplifies everything that people appreciate about spring. From romance to the abundance of nature’s fruits to the warmth, Springtime calls for the viewer to experience the intimacy and beauty of spring.
Mar 21, 2023 · Pierre-Auguste Cot’s Springtime (1873) is an unapologetically romantic painting, and one that is immediately recognizable—even if the painting’s name and story may not be readily familiar.
May 15, 2013 · «Sweet, elegant, loving, beauty: these are the words that come to mind when I look at Springtime by Pierre-Auguste Cot. After hearing one of our amazing educators, Kathy Galitz, speak about it, though, I have a new feeling about what this and the other pieces in gallery 827 represent.»
Pierre Auguste Cot (1837-1883) was a painter of the academic classicism school in France. Pierre Auguste Cot Summary: He studied at the l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse, France before moving to Paris. His teachers were Leon Cogniet, Alexandre Cabanel and William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
Leading the Revival of Realism. Pierre-Auguste Cot 1837-1883.
Pierre Auguste Cot (1837–1883) was a French Academic painter known for his romantic and idealized depictions of historical and mythological subjects. Born on February 17, 1837, in Bédarieux, a town in the south of France, Cot demonstrated an early aptitude for art.
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