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Vice is not exclusively Parisian: it is international and universal. What is Parisian, is the delicate
twist we give to our gallantry. – LOUIS DE FOURCAUD, “BELLES FILLES,” i n LES TYPES DE PARIS
22 Henry Somm 23 Henry Somm
F R E N C H , 1 8 4 4 — 1 8 9 7 F R E N C H , 1 8 4 4 — 1 8 9 7
FILLE DE JOIE AU BOIS AU CIRQUE
signed H. Somm (lower right) signed H. Somm (lower right)
pen, ink and watercolor on paper pencil, pen, and ink, watercolor, gouache and gold paint on paper
12 ¹/₄ by 9 in. (31 by 23,5 cm.) 12 ¹/₂ by 8 in. (31.7 by 20.3 cm.)
PR O V E N A NC E
PR O V E N A NC E
Private collection, Paris
Jane Roberts Fine Art, Paris Jane Roberts Fine Art, Paris
LI T ER A T U R E
Une vie parisienne Henry Somm (1844-1907), Dessins, aquarelle et
gravures, Jane Roberts Fine Arts, Paris, 2017, no. 13.
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