Pierre Auguste Cot, 1880 - The Storm - fine art print

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When Cot exhibited this painting at the Salon of 1880, critics speculated about the source of the subject. Some proposed the French novel Paul and Virginie by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814), in which the teenage protagonists run for shelter in a rainstorm, using the heroine’s overskirt as an impromptu umbrella; others suggested the romance Daphnis and Chloe by the ancient Greek writer Longus. New York collector and Metropolitan Museum benefactor Catharine Lorillard Wolfe commissioned the work under the guidance of her cousin John Wolfe, one of Cot's principal patrons. Like the artist’s earlier Springtime (2012.575), it was immensely popular and extensively reproduced. (Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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In 1880 Pierre Auguste Cot created the masterpiece The Storm. The over 140 year old original has the size of 92 1/4 x 61 3/4 in (234,3 x 156,8 cm). Oil on canvas was applied by the European painter as the technique for the artwork. This artwork is included in the digital art collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. We are happy to mention that the public domain masterpiece is included with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Creditline of the artwork: . On top of that, alignment is portrait with a side ratio of 2 : 3, which means that the length is 33% shorter than the width.

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