René Cottet
René Cottet (born November 25, 1902 in Paris , † April 24, 1992 in Rousset-les-Vignes ) was a French painter and engraver .
From 1916 to 1920 he was at the Ecole Estienne , then at the l'École nationale des Beaux-Arts.
He was a professor at the Robert Estienne Technical College in Paris and a graphic designer for several postage stamps .
From 1933 to 1934 he was a boarding school student in the master class at the French foreign school Casa de Velázquez in Madrid , receiving a scholarship from the city of Paris.
Cottet designed over six hundred postage stamps between 1938 and 1968, mainly for France, Luxembourg , Saarland , Poland , Monaco , Tunisia and Morocco, as well as one for the French southern and Antarctic regions . The first motive for the French postal administration in 1941 was the coat of arms of the city of Marseille . His motifs mainly include portraits, landscapes, also cityscapes and animals. He graduated in 1968 with the Auguste Renoir stamp series .
Honourings and prices
- 1932: premier second Grand Prix de Rome de gravure.
- 1954: Grand Prix des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris. Médaille d'or au Salon des Artistes Français. Several exhibitions.
- Member of the Comité national de la Gravure française
- Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cottet, René |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1992 |
| Place of death | Rousset-les-Vignes |