Charles Cottet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French painter (1863-1925)
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Place of Birth: Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Charles Cottet
- Charles Cottet (1863–1925), French painter, was 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.
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