Pierre Auguste Cot

Pierre Auguste Cot (February 17 1837 – 1883) was a French painter of the Academic Classicism school.

Biography

He was born in Bédarieux, 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; "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.

elected Works

* Dionysia, (1870) - Chi-Mei Museum, Taiwan
* Ophelia, (1870)
* Spring ("Le Printemps") (1873), and Day of the Dead, Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, Florida.
* The Storm ("La Tempête"), (1880)
* The Reading light ("La Liseuse"), (about 1880)
* The Gypsy ("La Bohémienne")A number of his paintings are in the collection of The Louvre in Paris.

Pupils

*Ellen Day Hauls (1855-1940)
*Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856-1942)