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Henry SommSnake Tail - Ink Drawing on Paper by H. Somm - Late 19th CenturyLate 19th Century
Late 19th Century
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Snake Tail 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 an ironic scene where the protagonist is a woman with a coat and a snake tail.
Good conditions except for some foxings and stains.
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: 3.31 in (8.4 cm)Width: 2.25 in (5.7 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-1042811stDibs: LU65035385451
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