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Henry SommThe Magician - Ink Drawing on Paper by H. Somm - Late 19th CenturyLate 19th Century
Late 19th Century
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The Magician is an original artwork realized between the XIX century and the XX century by Henry Somm.
Original black and white pen drawings on paper.
The artwork represents a man, maybe a magician, with a baton and hat in front of him
Good conditions except for some foxings, stains and a missing part of paper on the lower right corner.
The drawing is hand-signed with the initials of the artist on the lower right corner.
Henry Somm (Rouen 1844 – Parigi 1907) François Clément Sommier, best known under the pseudonym “Henry Somm,” was born in Rouen in 1844. He attended the local École municipale des beaux-arts and went on in 1867 to Paris, where he studied under Isidore Pils (1813-1875).He moved to Paris in 1860. Between 1873 and 1876 he made many engravings for the magazine Paris à l'eau forte and then at the Cadart printing house. In 1879 and 1889 he participated in the Impressionist exhibitions from the Durand-Ruel gallery in Paris. He collaborated with the newspapers: Le Chat noir, La Charge, La Cravache, La Chronique parisienne, High Life, Frou-Frou, Le Rire. He wrote the comedy in one act La Berline de l'Emigré ou Jamais trop tard pour bien faire, created for Le Chat noir, on December 25, 1885. Somm left a large number of drawings and watercolors of Paris made in plein air.
- Creator:Henry Somm (1844-1907, French)
- Creation Year:Late 19th Century
- Dimensions:Height: 2.33 in (5.9 cm)Width: 2.84 in (7.2 cm)Depth: 0.08 in (2 mm)
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- Condition:Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: M-1042801stDibs: LU65035385421
Henry Somm
François Clément Sommier, best known under the pseudonym “Henry Somm” was born in Rouen in 1844. He attended the local École municipale des beaux-arts and went on in 1867 to Paris, where he studied under Isidore Pils (1813–75). He moved to Paris in 1860. Between 1873 and 1876, he made many engravings for the magazine Paris à l'eau-forte and then at the Cadart printing house. In 1879 and 1889, he participated in the Impressionist exhibitions from the Durand-Ruel gallery in Paris. He collaborated with the newspapers like Le Chat noir, La Charge, La Cravache, La Chronique parisienne, High Life, Frou-Frou and Le Rire. He wrote the comedy in one act La Berline de l'Émigré ou Jamais trop tard pour bien faire, created for Le Chat noir on December 25, 1885. Somm left a large number of drawings and watercolors of Paris made in plein air.
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