Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 34 works by Charles Cottet in our catalogue
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The most famous Charles Cottet painting is Box at the Opera-Comique (1887); the original is in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. In the land of the sea. Pain (1908) and Self-Portrait (1883) are numbers two and three. Out of the 34 works by Charles Cottet in our catalogue, these are the 34 most famous, ranked, each with its year and museum, so you can choose the painting to order.
The artwork titled Box at the Opera-Comique is an oil on panel painting by the French artist Charles Cottet. Created in 1887, this work captures a specific social setting within a theater. The piece is currently held in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France.
In the land of the sea. Pain is a work by the French painter Charles Cottet. Known also by the titles Les Victimes de la mer or Au pays de la mer. Douleur, the painting was created between 1908 and 1909. It remains a significant example of the artist's engagement with the somber realities of maritime life.
Portrait of miss J.L.B.1906 · Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
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Fellah Women1894 · Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg
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The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Charles Cottet | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper |
Quimper | 5 | Women of Plougastel at the Pardon of Sainte-Anne-la-Palud, Marine, L |
 Musée d'Orsay |
Paris | 3 | Box at the Opera-Comique, In the land of the sea. Pain, Fog |
 Petit Palais |
Paris | 3 | Self-portrait, Ouessant People Mourning a Dead Child, Low Mass (Brittany) |
 Musee des Beaux-Arts |
Reims | 3 | The Red Sails, In the Port, Storm Time on the Sea |
 Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) |
Ghent | 2 | Mourning in Ouessant, Portrait of miss J.L.B. |
 Harvard Art Museums |
Cambridge | 1 | Self-Portrait |
 Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe |
Carlsruhe | 1 | Mourning |
 Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp |
Antwerp | 1 | Breton Women in Mourning |
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The artwork titled Box at the Opera-Comique is an oil on panel painting by the French artist Charles Cottet. Created in 1887, this work captures a specific social setting within a theater. The piece is currently held in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France.
In the land of the sea. Pain is a work by the French painter Charles Cottet. Known also by the titles Les Victimes de la mer or Au pays de la mer. Douleur, the painting was created between 1908 and 1909. It remains a significant example of the artist's engagement with the somber realities of maritime life.
In the hauntingly beautiful masterpiece Lamentation des femmes de Camaret autour de la chapelle brûlée de Roch, created in 1911, Charles Cottet invites the viewer into a moment of profound communal grief. The canvas captures the devastating aftermath of a fire that consumed the chapel of Roch, leaving behind only a skeletal clock tower and charred ruins to pierce the sky. This is not merely a depiction of architectural destruction,…
Box at the Opera-Comique (1887), Musée d'Orsay, Paris, ranks first, followed by In the land of the sea. Pain (1908) and Self-Portrait (1883).
Charles Cottet was 24: Box at the Opera-Comique is dated 1887, and Charles Cottet was born in 1863.
Box at the Opera-Comique, In the land of the sea. Pain, Self-Portrait, Mourning, Self-portrait, The Corpus Christi Procession in Landudec, Women of Plougastel at the Pardon of Sainte-Anne-la-Palud, Mourning in Ouessant, Breton Women in Mourning and Ouessant People Mourning a Dead Child. Year and museum for each are in the ranking above.
34 works by Charles Cottet are in our catalogue, dated 1883 to 1912.
Mainly in Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper (Quimper), Musée d'Orsay (Paris) and Petit Palais (Paris). See the museum table above for the full list.
In 1900s: 15 of the 34 paintings ranked here date from that time, including In the land of the sea. Pain.
Earliest on this page: Self-Portrait (1883). Latest: Belle-Isle (1912).
Oil On Canvas, for 3 of the 34 paintings ranked here.
Post-impressionism, based on the paintings ranked on this page.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, Quimper holds 5 of the paintings ranked here, including Women of Plougastel at the Pardon of Sainte-Anne-la-Palud, Marine and L.
Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print. Open the painting, choose the size and place your order.
