Charles COTTET (circa 1920-). - Lot 181

Charles COTTET (circa 1920-). Mountainous village in Egypt. Oil on panel signed lower left. 32 x 42 cm. (scratches). The attraction that the Orient exerted on Charles Cottet took a tangible form in his painting when he obtained a travel grant in 1894; he left on November 5 and returned on March 4 of the following year. After a brief visit to Venice, he went to Egypt, where the discovery of a bright light encouraged him to reconsider the harmonies of his palette. However, it was through his dark colours that he became the leader of the "Black Band" group, which included L. Simon, Prinet, Ménard and Dauchez. From 1896, Cottet multiplied his participation in exhibitions in Europe and abroad. He was represented in Europe, in the museums of France (Orsay and Petit Palais museums in Paris; museums of Rennes, Rouen, Brest, Bordeaux, Lille and Marseille, Crozatier museum in Puy-en-Velay), Belgium, Germany, Spain and Italy, as well as in Japan, Russia and the United States.