Sunday, 15 November 2009

The Spring and the Storm

Pierre Auguste Cot (February 17, 1837 – July 1883) was a French painter of the Academic Classicism school. He created several works of lasting popularity, including Le Printemps, featuring two young lovers sitting upon a swing, and The Storm. Both these paintings are on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. (Wikipedia)


Le Printemps (1873)
by Pierre-Auguste Cot



La Tempête (1880)
by Pierre-Auguste Cot