Henry Somm, Enjoying a Cigarette Imari His first artworks date back

His first artworks date back to 1966

de belangrijkste kunstenaar van de Nederlandse Gouden Eeuw en zijn Italiaanse evenknie Michelangelo Merisi

His paintings are populated by sailors

but was self-taught in the field of painting

delicately illuminated by the diffused light of the winter sun

Henry Somm, Enjoying a Cigarette Imari His first artworks date backSigned lower right Pencil, gouache and watercolour on paper Image size 24 x 19,5 cm Framed behind glass 36,5 x 31,5 cm Biography Henry Somm Franois Clment Sommier (Rouen 1844 1907 Paris) is best known under the pseudonym Henry Somm. He attended the local cole municipale des beaux arts and went on in 1867 to Paris, where he studied under Isidore Pils. Somm is perhaps best known for his depictions in both drawings and watercolours of Parisian society.