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Water color painter, b. 1867 - d. 1949

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      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor
        Oct. 19, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        Still-Life with Celery watercolor on paper, 1940,signed William Sommer/1940 lower right and inscribed to Miss Doris Fankbonner  lower right, matted and framed.             18 x 12"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor
        Oct. 19, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor

        Est: $1,200 - $1,800

        Brandywine Landscape watercolor on paper, signed Wm. Sommer lower center, matted and framed.   7 1/2 x 9 1/2"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor and pen and ink
        Oct. 19, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor and pen and ink

        Est: $600 - $900

        Horse and Trainer watercolor and pen and ink on illustration board, estate stamped signature, framed.    20 1/2 x 26''

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor
        Oct. 19, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor

        Est: $300 - $600

        Mrs. Sommer watercolor, pen and ink on paper, matted and framed.  14 1/4 x 10"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) oil
        Oct. 19, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) oil

        Est: $2,000 - $4,000

        Seated Nude with Red Drape oil on panel, ca. 1920's, signed Wm. Sommer lower right, framed.   21 x 13 1/2"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (1867 - 1949) American
        Jun. 15, 2024

        William Sommer (1867 - 1949) American

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        William Sommer (1867 - 1949) Watercolor and ink on paper, signed lower right, measures 10 x 14 inches and 20 x 24 inches w/frame. William Sommer is seen as a key person in bringing European modernism to Northeast Ohio. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and in his youth apprenticed for seven years to a lithographer. He briefly studied at an art academy in Germany and then worked as a lithographer in New York before moving to Cleveland, where he was awarded a major contract with the Otis Lithography Company. There he became friends with sculptor and painter William Zorach, and the two, determined to be fine artists, began painting together on weekends. They also became intrigued by avant-garde movements, especially after Zorach's trip to Paris in 1910. In 1911, Sommer co-founded a group in Cleveland called the Kokoon Club, a mixed group of commercial artists and radical modernists who sought the freedom to pursue their independent tendencies. They converted a tailor's shop into a studio and held exhibitions and lectures and organized an annual masked ball that became the focus of Cleveland's bohemian life. In 1913, he and his colleagues began painting at Brandywine, about 30 miles south of Cleveland and made a school house into a studio. They devoted increasing time to watercolor painting because they could work spontaneously and it would dry quickly. Rejecting the conventional ideas of beauty, they strove for the expression of emotion and spontaneity and fantasy. One of Sommer's most successful students was Charles Burchfield. As he was perfecting his mature style, he had financial difficulties because he made his living from commercial lithography, which was becoming obsolete, and the Depression was hitting the nation causing him to lose his job. He became a WPA artist, doing murals in northeastern Ohio. After his death at age 82, he was largely forgotten until 1980 when Hilton Kramer, a "New York Times" critic, praised his work. In May to July, 1994, the Ohio Arts Council held a retrospective of his work at the Riffe Gallery in Columbus. His work is found in many public collections including the National Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

        Cutler Bay Auctions
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) pen and ink
        Jun. 01, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) pen and ink

        Est: $150 - $250

        Standing Female Nude pen and ink on paper with white gouache highlights, signed in pen lower right.  17 1/2 x 12"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor
        Jun. 01, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor

        Est: $500 - $800

        Horse watercolor on paper.   10 1/4 x 13"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American 1867-1949) watercolor
        Jun. 01, 2024

        William Sommer (American 1867-1949) watercolor

        Est: $2,000 - $4,000

        Mural Study watercolor and pen and ink on paper The watercolor is of the WPA mural in the boardroom of the Akron Ohio board of education.

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Sunday Boy, Signed in pencil lower right margin, Signed in the stone, Lithograph, 12 3/4" x 9 1/4", Sheet-19" x 12 1/2", paper has soiling and toning with creases to margins, Unfra...
        May. 25, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Sunday Boy, Signed in pencil lower right margin, Signed in the stone, Lithograph, 12 3/4" x 9 1/4", Sheet-19" x 12 1/2", paper has soiling and toning with creases to margins, Unfra...

        Est: $50 - $100

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Sunday Boy, Signed in pencil lower right margin, Signed in the stone, Lithograph, 12 3/4" x 9 1/4", Sheet-19" x 12 1/2", paper has soiling and toning with creases to margins, Unframed and loose.

        Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Ray A.Z.
        May. 16, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Ray A.Z.

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Ray A.Z. watercolor on paper titled (upper right) 12 x 9 1/2 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from the Phyllis Seltzer Trust, Cleveland, Ohio Provenance: Denis Conley Gallery, Akron, Ohio

        Hindman
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Cows Grazing, 1940
        May. 16, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Cows Grazing, 1940

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Cows Grazing, 1940 watercolor on paper signed William Sommer and dated (lower left) 12 x 17 1/2 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from the Phyllis Seltzer Trust, Cleveland, Ohio Provenance: Denis Conley Gallery, Akron, Ohio

        Hindman
      • William Sommer (1867 - 1949) American
        Apr. 30, 2024

        William Sommer (1867 - 1949) American

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        William Sommer (1867 - 1949) Watercolor and ink on paper, signed lower right, measures 10 x 14 inches and 20 x 24 inches w/frame. William Sommer is seen as a key person in bringing European modernism to Northeast Ohio. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and in his youth apprenticed for seven years to a lithographer. He briefly studied at an art academy in Germany and then worked as a lithographer in New York before moving to Cleveland, where he was awarded a major contract with the Otis Lithography Company. There he became friends with sculptor and painter William Zorach, and the two, determined to be fine artists, began painting together on weekends. They also became intrigued by avant-garde movements, especially after Zorach's trip to Paris in 1910. In 1911, Sommer co-founded a group in Cleveland called the Kokoon Club, a mixed group of commercial artists and radical modernists who sought the freedom to pursue their independent tendencies. They converted a tailor's shop into a studio and held exhibitions and lectures and organized an annual masked ball that became the focus of Cleveland's bohemian life. In 1913, he and his colleagues began painting at Brandywine, about 30 miles south of Cleveland and made a school house into a studio. They devoted increasing time to watercolor painting because they could work spontaneously and it would dry quickly. Rejecting the conventional ideas of beauty, they strove for the expression of emotion and spontaneity and fantasy. One of Sommer's most successful students was Charles Burchfield. As he was perfecting his mature style, he had financial difficulties because he made his living from commercial lithography, which was becoming obsolete, and the Depression was hitting the nation causing him to lose his job. He became a WPA artist, doing murals in northeastern Ohio. After his death at age 82, he was largely forgotten until 1980 when Hilton Kramer, a "New York Times" critic, praised his work. In May to July, 1994, the Ohio Arts Council held a retrospective of his work at the Riffe Gallery in Columbus. His work is found in many public collections including the National Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

        Cutler Bay Auctions
      • William Sommer Drawing, "Running Horses"
        Apr. 27, 2024

        William Sommer Drawing, "Running Horses"

        Est: $200 - $400

        William Sommer (American 1867-1949) "Running Horses," graphite on paper, matted and framed. 7.5 x 9.5 in. image size, 15 x 20 in. as framed. Condition: Lightly faded and toned, paper wrinkled at top left and right center inside matting.

        Neue Auctions
      • WILLIAM SOMMER (American, 1867-1949)
        Mar. 24, 2024

        WILLIAM SOMMER (American, 1867-1949)

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        Street Scene Watercolor on paper h. 11-3/4 w. 15-5/8 in. (sight) Signed lower right overall: 18-5/8 x 22-5/8 in. (frame)

        Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
      • William Sommer (American 1867-1949) watercolor
        Mar. 23, 2024

        William Sommer (American 1867-1949) watercolor

        Est: $600 - $900

        Brandywine Landscape watercolor on paper, 1940, signed William Sommer 1940 lower right, matted and framed.  19 1/3 x 25"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor
        Mar. 23, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) watercolor

        Est: $2,000 - $4,000

        Cows in a Field watercolor on paper, signed Wm. Sommer lower left, matted and framed.   11 1/2 x 15 1/2"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American 1867-1949) pen and ink
        Mar. 23, 2024

        William Sommer (American 1867-1949) pen and ink

        Est: $150 - $250

        Swayback Horse pen and ink on paper, matted and framed.  11 x 13"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) pen and ink
        Mar. 23, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) pen and ink

        Est: $150 - $250

        Seated Female Nude pen and ink, signed Wm. Sommer lower right, matted and framed,  11 1/2 x 17"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Watercolor And Ink on Paper, "Horses", H 9.75" W 12.75"
        Mar. 15, 2024

        William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Watercolor And Ink on Paper, "Horses", H 9.75" W 12.75"

        Est: $400 - $600

        Signed in ink lower right. Frame Measurements H 17" W 20"

        DuMouchelles
      • WILLIAM SOMMER (1867-1949) "PORTRAIT OF WOMAN AND CHILD".
        Mar. 07, 2024

        WILLIAM SOMMER (1867-1949) "PORTRAIT OF WOMAN AND CHILD".

        Est: $200 - $400

        WILLIAM SOMMER (1867-1949) "PORTRAIT OF WOMAN AND CHILD". American (Ohio), late 19th or early 20th Century. Mixed media in a gilt Hackman frame. Watercolor, pen, and ink of a woman holding a baby and walking with an older child. Signed on lower left. 7"h. 5.25"w. (image). Frame, 15.25"h. 13.75"w.

        Amelia Jeffers
      • WILLIAM SOMMER (1867-1949) "PORTRAIT OF A FARM".
        Mar. 07, 2024

        WILLIAM SOMMER (1867-1949) "PORTRAIT OF A FARM".

        Est: $1,500 - $2,500

        WILLIAM SOMMER (1867-1949) "PORTRAIT OF A FARM". American (Ohio), early 20th Century. Watercolor on paper, matted and framed. Colorful view of a farm with a cow. Signed on lower right. 13"h. 18"w. (sight). Frame, 21"h. 24"w.

        Amelia Jeffers
      • WILLIAM SOMMER (1867-1949) "NEIGHBORHOOD IN WINTER".
        Mar. 07, 2024

        WILLIAM SOMMER (1867-1949) "NEIGHBORHOOD IN WINTER".

        Est: $10,000 - $15,000

        WILLIAM SOMMER (1867-1949) "NEIGHBORHOOD IN WINTER". American (Ohio), 1909. Oil on canvas in a later frame. Restored and relined. View of the backyards of an urban neighborhood in winter. Signed and dated lower right. 25.5"h. 19.5"w. (sight). Frame 34.5"h. 28.5"w.

        Amelia Jeffers
      • William Sommer Drawing, "Nude"
        Mar. 02, 2024

        William Sommer Drawing, "Nude"

        Est: $100 - $200

        William Sommer (American 1861-1949) "Nude," graphite on paper, signed lower left, matted and framed. 17.5 x 12 in. image size, 22.75 x 16.5 in. as framed.

        Neue Auctions
      • William Sommer (1867-1949) drawing
        Feb. 10, 2024

        William Sommer (1867-1949) drawing

        Est: $100 - $200

        Seated Female Nude charcoal on paper, signed William Sommer lower right.   20 1/4 x 14 1/2"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (1867-1949) watercolor
        Feb. 10, 2024

        William Sommer (1867-1949) watercolor

        Est: $300 - $500

        Mt. Olympus with Gods watercolor on paper, 1932, signed and dated lower right.  8 1/2 x 11"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer (1867-1949) watercolor
        Feb. 10, 2024

        William Sommer (1867-1949) watercolor

        Est: $300 - $600

        Horse and Clown watercolor and pen and ink on paper.   10 5/8 x 14 5/8"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer, Portrait, Watercolor Drawing
        Jan. 27, 2024

        William Sommer, Portrait, Watercolor Drawing

        Est: $150 - $250

        William Sommer, portrait of seated woman, watercolor drawing, signed, 15" x 10", framed 25" x 18".

        Kaminski Auctions
      • William Sommer watercolor
        Dec. 02, 2023

        William Sommer watercolor

        Est: $2,000 - $4,000

        William Sommer (American 1867-1949) Cows in a Field watercolor on paper, signed Wm. Sommer lower left, matted and framed.   11 1/2 x 15 1/2"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • WILLIAM SOMMER (OHIO/MICHIGAN, 1867-1949) FOUR FRAMED SKETCHES.
        Nov. 25, 2023

        WILLIAM SOMMER (OHIO/MICHIGAN, 1867-1949) FOUR FRAMED SKETCHES.

        Est: $150 - $250

        WILLIAM SOMMER (OHIO/MICHIGAN, 1867-1949) FOUR FRAMED SKETCHES. American, 1st half 20th century. Group includes three pencil and one pen sketch. All purchased at Garth's Auction, 8/15/98.

        Amelia Jeffers
      • William Sommer (1867 - 1949) American
        Nov. 21, 2023

        William Sommer (1867 - 1949) American

        Est: $800 - $1,500

        William Sommer (1867 - 1949) Watercolor on paper, Signed Lower Left, Measures 10.5 x 14 inches) w/frame (16 x 20 inches) William Sommer is seen as a key person in bringing European modernism to Northeast Ohio. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and in his youth apprenticed for seven years to a lithographer. He briefly studied at an art academy in Germany and then worked as a lithographer in New York before moving to Cleveland, where he was awarded a major contract with the Otis Lithography Company. There he became friends with sculptor and painter William Zorach, and the two, determined to be fine artists, began painting together on weekends. They also became intrigued by avant-garde movements, especially after Zorach's trip to Paris in 1910. In 1911, Sommer co-founded a group in Cleveland called the Kokoon Club, a mixed group of commercial artists and radical modernists who sought the freedom to pursue their independent tendencies. They converted a tailor's shop into a studio and held exhibitions and lectures and organized an annual masked ball that became the focus of Cleveland's bohemian

        Cutler Bay Auctions
      • William Sommer Drawing, Profile Portrait of a Young Boy
        Oct. 28, 2023

        William Sommer Drawing, Profile Portrait of a Young Boy

        Est: $100 - $200

        William Sommer (American 1867-1949) Profile Portrait of a Young Boy, ink and wash on paper. Unsigned. Bearing labels for Ray Sommer.  Matted. Dimensions: 18 x 12.25 in. sheet size. Condition: Somewhat faded, matt burn, creases and smudges to paper.

        Neue Auctions
      • William Sommer Drawing, "Girl's Head"
        Oct. 28, 2023

        William Sommer Drawing, "Girl's Head"

        Est: $100 - $200

        William Sommer (American 1867-1949) "Girl's Head," pen and ink and white heightening, signed in pencil lower right, inscribed with title verso, loose sheet. Dimensions: 18 x 12.5 in. sheet size Condition: Paper faded, old small tears and losses, remnants of adhesive tape in upper right corner.

        Neue Auctions
      • William Sommer Drawing, Horse and Tree, Brandywine
        Oct. 28, 2023

        William Sommer Drawing, Horse and Tree, Brandywine

        Est: $250 - $450

        William Sommer (American 1878-1949) Horse and Tree, Brandywine, pen and ink on paper laid on cardboard, signed lower right, matted and framed. Dimensions: 12 x 18.5 in, image size, 18 x 25 in. as framed. Condition: Paper light toned, old tear at right sheet edge, matt burn.

        Neue Auctions
      • William Sommer Drawing, Cow Portrait
        Oct. 28, 2023

        William Sommer Drawing, Cow Portrait

        Est: $250 - $450

        William Sommer (American 1867-1949) Cow Portrait, 1922, ink and charcoal on paper, signed and dated lower right, unframed. Dimensions: 13.5 x 20 in. sheet size. Condition: Adhered to paper backing, old tears, stains and losses.

        Neue Auctions
      • William Sommer Drawing, Portrait of a Girl in Braids
        Oct. 28, 2023

        William Sommer Drawing, Portrait of a Girl in Braids

        Est: $300 - $500

        William Sommer (American 1867-1949) Portrait of a Girl in Braids, charcoal and colored chalk on textured paper laid on cardboard, unsigned, unframed. Dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 in. Condition: Some fading, smudges, small chips to edges. Some surface accretions.

        Neue Auctions
      • Willliam Sommer Watercolor, Woman with Bobbed Hair
        Oct. 28, 2023

        Willliam Sommer Watercolor, Woman with Bobbed Hair

        Est: $300 - $500

        William Sommer (American 1867-1949) Woman with Bobbed Hair, ink and watercolor on paper, signed lower right, unframed. Dimensions: 15 x 11 in. sheet size. Condition: Adhered at three corners to a matt board, tear at bottom center, smudges, wrinkles.

        Neue Auctions
      • William Sommer watercolor
        Oct. 21, 2023

        William Sommer watercolor

        Est: $400 - $700

        William Sommer (1867-1949) Portrait of a Lady watercolor and pencil on paper.   10 1/2 x 9 1/2"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer watercolor
        Oct. 21, 2023

        William Sommer watercolor

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        William Sommer (1867-1949) Martha and Baby in a Chair watercolor on paper, signed Wm. Sommer lower right.    20 x 15 1/2"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer watercolor
        Oct. 21, 2023

        William Sommer watercolor

        Est: $300 - $600

        William Sommer (1867-1949) Standing Female Nude watercolor and pen and ink on paper, estate stamped.  16 1/4 x 12"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer watercolor
        Oct. 21, 2023

        William Sommer watercolor

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        William Sommer (!867-1949) Floral Still-Life watercolor and pen and ink on paper, estate stamped signature.  15 x 11"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer pastel and ink
        Oct. 21, 2023

        William Sommer pastel and ink

        Est: $500 - $800

        William Sommer (!867-1949) Seated Nude pastel and pen and ink on paper, signed William Sommer lower left. 16 x 14 1/2"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer pen and chalk
        Oct. 21, 2023

        William Sommer pen and chalk

        Est: $400 - $700

        William Sommer (!867-1949) The Three Graces (Male) pen and ink and brown pastel on paper, estate stamped signature, drawing of male verso.  17 x 14"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • 2 William Sommer pen and ink
        Oct. 21, 2023

        2 William Sommer pen and ink

        Est: $300 - $600

        William Sommer (!867-1949) Portrait of a Lady 2 pen and ink on paper, one estate stamped.   15 3/4 x 14 1/2"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer pastel
        Oct. 21, 2023

        William Sommer pastel

        Est: $200 - $400

        William Sommer (1867-1949) Reclining Female Nude pastel on paper.  12 1/2 x 19"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer pen and ink
        Oct. 21, 2023

        William Sommer pen and ink

        Est: $200 - $400

        William Sommer (!867-1949) Standing Female Nude pen and ink on paper, estate stamped.  

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer watercolor
        Oct. 21, 2023

        William Sommer watercolor

        Est: $300 - $600

        William Sommer (1867-1949) Figures in Landscape watercolor and pencil on paper. 3 1/4 x 5 1/4"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
      • William Sommer watercolor
        Oct. 21, 2023

        William Sommer watercolor

        Est: $300 - $500

        William Sommer (1867-1949) Seated Female Nude pen and ink and watercolor on paper, profile sketch verso.  17 x 14"

        Rachel Davis Fine Arts
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