Background

Charles Cottet was born on July 12, 1863, in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire department, France.

Education

Cottet studied at the School of Fine Arts (École des Beaux-Arts), and under Puvis de Chavannes and Roll, while also attending the Julian Academy (Académie Julian).

Career

The art of Gustave Courbet and Puvis de Chavannes made a significant impact on Cottet's art. In 1885, he visited Brittany and spent several months each year in Camara-sur-Mer, where he went out to sea with fishermen and participated in religious festivals. Harbors, storms and scenes from the life of the Breton became the topics of most of the works of Cotte. Genre compositions written in a realistic manner, dark in color, the artist gave a symbolic character. In 1889, for the first time presented their works at the Salon.

In 1897 Cottet exhibited a series of paintings written in Venice ("View of Venice from the sea", "Seascape with Venice") at the Bing gallery in Paris. In the 1890s he was close to the artists of the group "Nabi", who had great respect for his art. With Eduard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard and Felix Vallotton exhibited in the galleries of Ambroise Vollard and Le barque de Butila.

He visited Spain (1904) and Iceland (1907), which brought new topics for his works. After 1905 he turned to book illustration and made about 60 engravings. In 1913, the disease forced Cotte to leave the painting.

Achievements

• Charles Cottet gained his fame due to one of his notable works such as Au pays de la mer, Petit village au pied de la falaise, Montagne. He also helped found the National Society Of Fine Arts (Societe Nationale Des Beaux-Arts). Cattot led a school of painters known as the Bande Noire or "Nubians" group.

Works

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  • Self-Portrait

    1883

  • Four Breton Women at the Seashore

    1893

  • Seascape with Venice in the Distance

    1896

  • The child death

    1897

  • Rayons du soir

    1892

  • Marine Breton

    1903

  • Selling Livestock

  • Lamentation of women Camaret around the chapel of burnt-Roch' Amadour

    1911

  • Femmes de Plougastel au Pardon de Sainte-Anne-La-Palud

    1903

  • View of Venice from the Sea

    1896

  • Procession

    1913

  • Cabaret

    1893

  • Sea Landscape in Brittany

    1912

  • Fishermen fleeing the storm

    1893

  • Petit village au pied de la falaise

    1905

  • Old Woman of Brittany

  • Mourning, Brittany

  • Au pays de la mer. Douleur

    1909

  • Funeral in Brittany

    1897

References

• Charles Cottet et la Bretagne (Peintres de la Bretagne) (French Edition)