Charles Cottet
1863–1925 · French · 16 artworks
Post-ImpressionismSymbolismmuted color palettesexpressive brushworkatmospheric perspectivedepiction of rural lifenarrative compositions
artist bio
Charles Cottet was a French Post-Impressionist painter known for his somber depictions of Brittany and its people. He captured the region's rugged landscapes and the lives of its inhabitants with a focus on emotional depth and social commentary, bridging Impressionism and Symbolism.
what you'll learn
Studying Cottet's work allows students to explore the use of color and composition to convey mood and narrative, as well as the transition from Impressionism to more Symbolist approaches in painting.
related: Eugene Carriere, Emile Bernard
16 artworks
Procession
1913
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Mourning, Brittany
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Lamentation of women Camaret around the chapel of burnt-Roch' Amadour
1911
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The child death
1897
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Petit village au pied de la falaise
1905
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Au pays de la mer. Douleur
1909
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Old Woman of Brittany
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Sea Landscape in Brittany
1912
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Four Breton Women at the Seashore
1893
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Fishermen fleeing the storm
1893
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Seascape with Venice in the Distance
1896
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Rayons du soir
1892
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View of Venice from the Sea
1896
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Marine Breton
1903
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Selling Livestock
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Femmes de Plougastel au Pardon de Sainte-Anne-La-Palud
1903
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