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Charles Cottet
(12th Jul, 1863 - 20th Sep, 1925)
Chevaux de bois au Caire
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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Stéphane Maréchalle
musée d'Orsay
http://www.musee-orsay.fr/
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Keywords:
merry-go-round
child
Egyptian (representation of)
mother
boy
little girl
childhood
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About the artwork
Title:
Chevaux de bois au Caire
Periods:
20th century
contemporary period from 1914 until today
XXth century
Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
550 x 670
Inventory number:
LUX1474
Location:
musée d'Orsay
See more about this artwork:
On the Musée d'Orsay website
About the author(s)
Author:
Charles Cottet
Born:
12th Jul, 1863
Dead:
20th Sep, 1925
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
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 somber 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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