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Pierre Auguste Cot

Pierre Auguste Cot (1837–1883) was a French painter.

Overview

Born at Bédarieux in 1837, died at Paris in 1883.

In detail

Pierre Auguste Cot studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and Institut supérieur des arts de Toulouse. training under Léon Cogniet, Alexandre Cabanel and William-Adolphe Bouguereau is recorded. Gustan Le Sénéchal de Kerdréoret and Anna Elizabeth Klumpke are recorded as having studied under Pierre Auguste Cot. the recorded working language is French.

The field of work recorded is art. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. The authority associates the name with academic art.

Works named in the authority record are The Storm and Springtime.

Work by Pierre Auguste Cot is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Appleton Museum of Art, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers, Chimei Museum and Cooper Gallery.

Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Pierre Auguste Cot”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q265665: Pierre Auguste Cot

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