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The Third Class Carriage
Henry Somm1864
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Henry Somm (François Clément Sommier) was a serious painter who participated in the impressionist exhibitions organized by the dealer Paul Durand-Ruel between 1879 and 1889. He supported himself, however, by illustrating popular French humor magazines. Although he was extremely talented, as is apparent in this sketch, he has been overlooked by posterity, partly because his subjects were of transitory interest.
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- Title: The Third Class Carriage
- Creator: Henry Somm (French, 1844-1907)
- Date Created: 1864
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Henry Somm (French, 1844-1907)
- Provenance: Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, #A1006; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, New York, 2008, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
- Object Type: drawings
- Medium: pen and ink on beige paper (darkened with age as indicated by lighter areas along edges), tipped in mat; in a French mat
- Inscriptions: [Signature] H Somm
- Exhibitions: Expanding Horizons: Recent Additions to the Drawings Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2010.
- Dimensions: H: 7 1/2 x W: 10 1/2 in. (19.05 x 26.67 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of the Joseph F. McCrindle Collection, 2009
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.2799
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