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Related Paintings of unknow artist :. | Arab or Arabic people and life. Orientalism oil paintings 544 | Farmers in a Barrelhouse | European city landscape, street landsacpe, construction, frontstore, building and architecture. 193 | European city landscape, street landsacpe, construction, frontstore, building and architecture.075 | European city landscape, street landsacpe, construction, frontstore, building and architecture. 157 | Related Artists: Nagy Istvanpainted Egymas mellett in John Greenwood1737-1792
American artist, b. Boston, Mass. An engraver and painter, Greenwood executed some of the first genre paintings in America. He is also noted for his satirical works peopled with small, energetic figures reminiscent of Hogarth's. Pierre-Auguste CotFrench
1837-1883
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He was born in B??darieux, and initially studied at l Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse before going to Paris. He studied under Leon Cogniet, Alexandre Cabanel and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. From the 1870s, his popularity grew quickly. In 1874 he was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. He created several works of lasting popularity, including Le Printemps, featuring two young lovers sitting upon a swing, and The Storm. Both these paintings were until recently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; The Storm belongs to the museum while Le Printemps is owned privately.
Cot also was renowned for his portraits, which made up the majority of his work. The more enduring figurative work, such as The Storm, is comparatively rare.
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