William Sommer

(Detroit, Michigan, 1867 - 1949, Northfield Center, Ohio)

Untitled [Mart Sommer]

undated

Watercolor, ink and graphite on paper

18 x 12 1/4 in. (45.7 x 31.2 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of Joseph M. Erdelac

2003.56

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Sommer married Martha (“Mart”) Obermeyer in 1894 in New York; the couple had three sons. In 1907, the family moved to Northeast Ohio. Sommer drew this portrait of his wife using a realistic technique, but colored the image with high-keyed hues that reflect his interest in German Expressionism and French “Fauve” painters such as Henri Matisse.

Marks

signed in ink, LR "William Sommer"

Keywords

Cleveland School
Regional
Chairs
Female
Watercolor
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