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June (recto) — William Sommer

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Written by: Onur TunaResearcher · Old Master Paintings
American Art · Catalogue no. 36282
William Sommer

June (recto)

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byCleveland Museum of Art
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Artist / MakerWilliam Sommer
Datec. 1926
Culture / OriginAmerica, Ohio, Cleveland
Mediumoil on cardboard
DimensionsUnframed: 77.5 x 57.8 cm (30 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.)
DepartmentAmerican Painting and Sculpture
TypePainting
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 →

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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.

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