Artist: William Sommer (American, 1867–1949)
Medium: Oil on board
Signature: Estate stamp verso
Dimensions:
26 x 22 inches
33 x 29 inches, framed
Description:
Verso: Portrait of Woman in Black Hat
Exhibited:
a) Akron Art Institute, Dec. 1945- Jan. 1946
Tiger Boy can be seen in a photo of the artist, among many other pictures, prior to hanging this exhibition: Akron Beacon Journal-Dec. 23, 1945
b) William Sommer Memorial Exhibition: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1950, Cat #37
c) William Sommer: Kraushaer Galleries, New York, Jan-Feb 1951 Cat. #12
d) The Cleveland School: Artists of the Wester Reserve Lake Erie College, Sept-Oct 1986
Provenance:
Estate of William Sommer
William Lester Sommer
Marvin Sommer
Dr. Robert B. Benyo
Other works by William Sommer
The Tower, Rocky River, c. 1912 William Sommer
Spring Beauty, c. 1920 William Sommer
Cows, c. 1920 William Sommer
Brandywine Falls, 1923 William Sommer
Portrait of June, 1928 William Sommer
Tyrannus, c. 1935 William Sommer
A Monument to Bondage William Sommer
Adam & Eve William Sommer
The Band William Sommer
Seated Nude, c. 1918 William Sommer
Seated Child (Portrait of Tess Dominski), c. 1926 William Sommer
Mazda Study, ca. 1930 William Sommer