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Boy on a Chair
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| Artist / Maker | William Sommer |
|---|---|
| Date | 1927 |
| Culture / Origin | America, Ohio, Cleveland |
| Medium | watercolor |
| Dimensions | Unframed: 72.4 x 52.1 cm (28 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
Born in Detroit to a family of German immigrants, Sommer first studied drawing at the age of 11 with Julius Gari Melchers. Pursuing a career in commercial lithography, Sommer apprenticed at Calvert Lithography in Detroit, 1881–88, and subsequently worked at various lithography shops in Boston, New York, and England. In 1890 he went abroad for a year of study at the Kunstakademie in Munich. In 1891 he returned to New York and spent the next 16 years working as a… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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