177. Henry Somm (François Clément Sommier), Japanese Gentleman with a Western Umbrella

ArtistHenry Somm (François Clément Sommier), French, Rouen 1844–Paris 1907
Title, DateJapanese Gentleman with a Western Umbrella, c. 1880
MediumWatercolor and gouache with pen and black ink and touches of gum glazing on white wove paper
Dimensions8 3/16 × 6 1/8 in. (20.8 × 15.6 cm)
Inscriptions + MarksLower right in black ink: M. Somm
ProvenanceElizabeth Menon-Mix, Indianapolis; her gift to Yvonne and Gabriel Weisberg, Minneapolis
Exhibition History"Expanding the Boundaries: Selected Drawings from the Yvonne and Gabriel P. Weisberg Collection," Mia (2008) and Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, Ind. (2010); "Reflections on Reality: Drawings and Paintings from the Weisberg Collection," Mia, 2022–23
ReferencesLisa Dickinson Michaux with Gabriel P. Weisberg, "Expanding the Boundaries: Selected Drawings from the Yvonne and Gabriel P. Weisberg Collection" (exh. cat.), Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Minneapolis, 2008), pp. 56–58, fig. 34
Credit LinePromised gift of Gabriel P. and Yvonne M.L. Weisberg, Minneapolis