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'''Pierre-Auguste Cot''' (Bédarieux 1837 - Bédarieux 1883) was a [[French]] [[painter]].  
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'''Pierre-Auguste Cot''' (Bédarieux 1837 - Bédarieux 1883) was a [[French]] [[painter]]. Cot established himself through his participation in the annual Salon, eventually winnin several medals for his mythological, historical, and allegorical paintings, as well as his [[portraits]]. [http://www.schillerandbodo.com/artists/cot/artworks/portrait-of-a-young-woman]
  
 
:: ''From 1870 on, his popularity immensely grew. In 1874 he received the title 'Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur'. He was also asked to be a jury member of the painting festivals Salon de Paris and the [[Prix de Rome]]. '' [http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/Pierre-Auguste_Cot/biography.html]
 
:: ''From 1870 on, his popularity immensely grew. In 1874 he received the title 'Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur'. He was also asked to be a jury member of the painting festivals Salon de Paris and the [[Prix de Rome]]. '' [http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/Pierre-Auguste_Cot/biography.html]

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Dionysia, 1870.

Pierre-Auguste Cot (Bédarieux 1837 - Bédarieux 1883) was a French painter. Cot established himself through his participation in the annual Salon, eventually winnin several medals for his mythological, historical, and allegorical paintings, as well as his portraits. [1]

From 1870 on, his popularity immensely grew. In 1874 he received the title 'Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur'. He was also asked to be a jury member of the painting festivals Salon de Paris and the Prix de Rome. [2]

Cot most famous paintings are "Le Printemps" and "The Storm".

Le Printemps, 1873.

See also

External links

The Storm, 1880.
Portrait of a Young Woman, 1869.