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André CottavozSophie, 1965Oil on canvas7 x 5 1/2 inches
Framed: 15 x 13 1/2 inchesSigned: 65 / Cottavoz lower right, inscribed: M. Rosenhaft, Meilleux Voeux (verso)
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Andre CottavozNew Gardens, 1964Oil on canvas29 x 31 1/2 inches
Framed: 37 1/2 x 48 inchesSigned: Cottavoz lower left
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Andre CottavozLes 4 Scenes, 1962Oil on canvas14 1/4 x 15 5/8 inches
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Andre CottavozLe Petit Garcon, 1955Oil on canvas25 3/4 x 19 1/2 inchesSigned: Cottavoz lower right
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Andre CottavozM. Rosenhaft, Vert et Rose, 1955Oil on canvas32 x 23 3/4 inchesSigned: 6/55 / Cottavoz lower right, Marked: M Rosenhaft Vert et Rose / 6-55 / Cottavoz A (verso)
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Andre CottavozPortrait Jaune, 1955Oil on canvas20 1/2 x 16 3/8 inches
Framed: 29 x 24 3/4 inchesSigned and dated lower right
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Andre CottavozNature Morte aux Radis, 1954-1955Oil on canvas21 1/4 x 31 3/4 inches
Framed: 40 3/8 x 29 3/4 inches
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Andre CottavozLes Parasols, 1954Oil on canvas18 1/4 x 24 3/4 inches
Signed: 54 / Cottavoz lower right
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Andre CottavozNudeOil on board18 1.4 x 9 inches
Signed lower bottom
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André CottavozAnemones, 1967Oil on board9 3/8 x 7 1/2 inchesSigned: Cottavoz lower right
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André CottavozBouquet, 1958Oil on canvas16 1/4 x 21 1/2 inchesSigned: Cottavoz lower right
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André CottavozGrande Plaine D'Oliviers de Trasimène, 1959Oil on canvasUnframed: 9 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
Framed: 16 x 21 3/4 inchesSigned: Cottavoz lower left and Cottavoz (with title and date, verso)
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André CottavozLuna Park, 1967Oil on boardUnframed: 11 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches
Framed: 20 x 25 inchesSigned and dated lower right: Cottavoz 67.; signed, titled, and dated verso
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André CottavozSophie, 1965Oil on boardUnframed: 7 x 5 1/2 inches
Framed: 14 3/4 x 13 1/4 inchesSigned and dated lower right: Cottavoz 65; signed, titled, and inscribed verso
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André CottavozNew Gardens, 1964Oil on canvasUnframed: 29 x 39 1/2 inches
Framed: 37 1/2 x 48 inchesSigned and dated lower left: Cottavoz 64
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André CottavozLes 4 Scenes, 1962Oil on boardUnframed: 14 1/4 x 15 5/8 inches
Framed: 23 1/4 x 24 1/4 inchesSigned and dated lower right: Cottavoz 62; signed, titled, dated, and dedicated verso
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André CottavozLe Paysage, 1961Oil on board4 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches
Framed: 12 x 12 1/4 inchesSigned: Cottavoz 61 lower right
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André CottavozNu Nacre, 1961Oil on canvasUnframed: 19 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches
Framed: 28 x 37 inchesSigned and dated lower right: Cottavoz 61; signed, titled, and dated verso
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André CottavozSt. Marco, 1961Oil on boardUnframed: 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches
Framed: 19 x 22 1/4 inchesSigned and dated lower right: Cottavoz 61; signed, titled, and dated verso
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André CottavozFiesole, 1959Oil on canvasUnframed: 19 1/2 x 26 3/4 inches
Framed: 28 x 37 1/4 inchesSigned and dated lower left: Cottavoz 59; signed, titled, and dated verso
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André CottavozContre-Jour de Soir, Aout, 1958Oil on canvas21 1/2 x 28 3/4 inches
Framed: 29 3/4 x 37 1/4 inchesSigned and dated lower right: 58 / COTTAVOZ; Signed, titled, and dated with location verso
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André CottavozLa Campagne en Fleurs, 1957Oil on canvasUnframed: 21 1/4 x 31 3/4 inches
Framed: 29 3/4 x 40 1/4 inchesSigned lower left: Cottavoz 57; signed, titled, and dated verso
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André CottavozSimone et Les Fleurs, 1957Oil on boardUnframed: 11 x 16 inches
Framed: 19 1/4 x 24 1/2 inchesSigned lower left: Cottavoz; signed, titled, and dated verso
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André CottavozLes Cartes à Jouer, 1955Oil on canvasUnframed: 19 3/4 x 28 3/4 inches
Framed: 28 x 37 inchesSigned lower right: Cottavoz; signed, titled, and dated verso
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André CottavozPortrait Jaune, 1955Oil on canvasUnframed: 20 1/2 x 16 3/8 inches
Framed: 29 x 24 3/4 inchesSigned and dated lower right: Cottavoz 4/55; titled and dated verso
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André CottavozPortrait of Mark Rosenhaft, 1955Oil on canvasUnframed: 32 x 23 3/4 inches
Framed: 40 1/2 x 32 1/4 inchesSigned and dated lower right: Cottavoz 6/55; signed, titled, and dated verso
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André CottavozLes Pommes, 1953Oil on canvasUnframed: 10 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches
Framed: 19 1/4 x 22 1/4 inchesSigned and dated lower right: Cottavoz 54; signed, titled, and dated verso
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André CottavozNature Morte aux Radis, 1954-55Oil on canvas laid down on boardUnframed: 21 1/4 x 31 3/4 inches
Framed: 29 3/4 x 40 1/4 inchesSigned and dated lower right: Cottavoz 54
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André CottavozAu PlageOil on board4 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Framed: 12 1/4 x 16 inchesSigned lower right: Cottavoz
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André CottavozL'HommeOil on canvasUnframed: 15 x 12 3/4 inches
Framed: 23 1/2 x 21 1/2 inchesSigned lower left: Cottavoz
Overview
André Cottavoz was born in 1922 in Saint-Marcellin near the town of Grenoble in France. He was passionate about painting from an early age, and so his mother encouraged him to continue to pursue his love. He began his art studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, France from which he graduated in 1945. At the end of World War II after a group show at Silk City in 1948 Cottavoz, along with Pierre Coquet who also attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, helped to found a group of painters who called themselves Noisme (or Sanzisme in French). This group was also referred to as the Lyon School of New Figuration. The group was comprised of those artists under the age of 30 whose sole purpose was to paint "in the light" with no particular defining kind of technique. In 1953 Cottavoz was awarded the Fénénon Prize by the University of Paris. Such a commendation served to boost the reputation of Cottavoz. A close friendship with the Japanese art dealer Kiyoshi Tamenaga whom he met in 1957 opened doors to Japan for Cottavoz. Tamenaga hosted numerous exhibitions at his gallery in Tokyo of works by Cottavoz. For his part Cottavoz is known to have painted an inspiring and impressive view of Mt. Fuji. His other paintings can be found in numerous public and private collections. He died in 2012.
Exhibitions
Granges de Servette, Douvaine, Haute-Savoie, France, 1959, 1969
Galerie Tamenaga, Tokyo, Osaka, Japan, 1984 (solo), 1986 (solo), 1987 (solo), 1989 (solo), 1992 (solo), 1993 (solo), 1996 (solo), 1998, (solo)
Galerie Tamenaga, Paris, France, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 (solo)
Chateau de Vascoeuil, 1994 (solo)
Galerie Longchamp, Nice, France, 1995 (solo)
Galerie Malaval et St Vincent, Lyon, France, 1996 (solo)
Chateau de Hauterives, 1997 (solo)
Galerie Emiliani - Printems Ginza, Osaka, Shizuoka, 1997 (solo)
Galerie Emiliani, France, 1999 (solo)
Exposicion Paris a Tokyo, Japan, 2001 (solo)
PicassoMio.com, 2007 (solo)
Art & Antiques Fair 'S-Hertogenbosch, 2009
Quel bonheur!, France?, December 13, 2009
Museums and Public Collections
Musée de Luxembourg
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Musée Municipal de la Ville de Paris
Musée de Tokyo
Musée de Turin
Musée de Yamagata