Pierre-auguste cot paintings

1880 painting by Pierre Auguste Cot

For other uses, see The Storm (disambiguation).

The Storm (La Tempête) is a painting by French artistPierre Auguste Cot, completed in 1880.

Currently part the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City, it was commissioned from the artist in 1880 by Catharine Lorillard Wolfe under the guidance of her cousin John Wolfe, one of Cot's principal patrons.

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The painting is reminiscent of an earlier work, Springtime, which was completed by Cot in 1870. It was subsequently acquired by John Wolfe after it was displayed with astounding success at the Salon of 1873.

Springtime pierre auguste cot

It is believed that the presence of Spring in Wolfe's collection was the impetus that drove his cousin, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, to purchase it in 1880. Both are of roughly the same dimensions and are evidently related in a subject in the sense that both portray a young, nubile couple.

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