Charles Cottet | |
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Born | Charles Cottet 12 July 1863 |
Died | 20 September 1925 Paris | (aged 62)
Nationality | French |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | Au pays de la mer. Douleur, 1908–09 Petit village au pied de la falaise, 1905; Montagne, 1900–10 |
Movement | Post-Impressionism |
Charles Cottet (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl kɔtɛ]; 12 July 1863 – 20 September 1925) was a French painter, born at Le Puy-en-Velay and died in Paris. A famed Post-Impressionist, Cottet is known for his dark, evocative painting of rural Brittany and seascapes. He led a school of painters known as the Bande noire or "Nubians" group (for the sombre palette they used, in contrast to the brighter Impressionist and Postimpressionist paintings), and was friends with such artists as Auguste Rodin.[1]