Author(s):
somm, henry (rouen, 1844 - paris, 15–03–1907), designer
production date: around 1890 — 1900
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 21cm
width: 15. 7cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 48cm
width: 37cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front of the drawing, bottom right, signed in brown ink: "henry somm" \ bottom
iconographic description:
elegant on a boulevard. Genre scene. Fashion. Urban landscape. Young woman full length, front, with hat, umbrella, silhouettes of characters, architecture. Historical commentary:
the seligmann donation includes a series of 17 feminine silhouettes: elegant parisian figures on the grand boulevards, at the moulin rouge, at the universal exhibition, during nighttime outings; portraits of japanese women. Illustrator of novels, magazines ("frou-frou", "lachronicle parisienne"), humorous newspapers ("le rire"), henry somm goes beyond the framework of illustration by participating in the impressionist events at durand-ruel (see the reference catalog). Montorgueil wrote about somm's drawings: "it is his habit to capture women in flight, in life, in the middle of the street, when she passes" ("the parisian painted by herself, 1897). Mode of acquisition: donation (notarial deed)
name of donor, testator, seller: seligmann, françoise
date of acquisition: 01–01–2001
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 14838. Date: Vers 1890 — 1900.
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