Henry Ottmann
Henry Ottmann (also Henri Ottmann) (10 April 1877 – 1 June 1927) was a French painter and printmaker.
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- Name
- Henry Ottmann
- Born
- 10 April 1877
- Birthplace
- Ancenis (Loire-Atlantique), France
- Died
- 1 June 1927
- Place of death
- Vernon, France
- Field
- Painter
- Movement
- Post-Impressionism
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Académie Julian
- Known for
- The Luxembourg Station in Brussels
- Languages
- French
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Henry Ottmann (also Henri Ottmann) (10 April 1877 – 1 June 1927) was a French painter and printmaker.
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Henry Ottmann (1877–1927) was a painter, of French nationality. The painter was born in Ancenis and died in Vernon.
Henry Ottmann was educated at Académie Julian. The painter worked in Brussels and Paris. Henry Ottmann was associated with Post-impressionism.
Among the works is The Luxembourg Station in Brussels. Languages used include French. Works are held at Liege Fine Arts Museum, Musée d'Orsay and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Menton, among others.
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Henry Ottmann studied at Académie Julian. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Brussels and Paris. Works named in the authority record are The Luxembourg Station in Brussels. Work by Henry Ottmann is recorded in the collections of Musée d'Orsay, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Menton and Liege Fine Arts Museum.
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• Name — Henry Ottmann • Born — 10 April 1877 • Birthplace — Ancenis (Loire-Atlantique), France • Died — 1 June 1927 • Place of death — Vernon, France • Field — Painter • Movement — Post-Impressionism
Biography
Biography
Henry Ottmann was born on 10 April 1877 in Ancenis (Loire-Atlantique). He made his debut at the Salon La Libre Esthétique in Brussels in 1904 and took part in the Salon des Indépendants in Paris from 1905, the Salon d'Automne, the Salon Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Salon des Tuileries. In 1911 and 1912, Ottmann exhibited at the Artistes de la Société Moderne at the Gallery Paul Durand-Ruel together with Armand Guillaumin, Henri Lebasque and others. In 1912, he exhibited at the Galerie Eugène Druet. In 1919 he was working on illustrations of La Gebre periodical in woodcut technique together with Paul Signac, Henriette Tirman and other painters. In 1920, Ottmann exhibited at the gallery Marcel Bernheim together with Manguin, Tirman, Alexandre-Paul Canu and others. In 1922, he exhibited at the Exposition du Cercle Artistique de Bruxelles together with those of Paul-Albert Besnard, Pierre Bonnard, Raoul Dufy, Othon Friesz, Charles Guérin, André Lhote, Henri Matisse, Paul Signac, Maurice de Vlaminck and others. In 1926, Ottmann exhibited at the gallery L.Dru (Paris) and at the Parisian gallery La Palette Française, and in March 1927 in the gallery Armand Drouand. He died in Vernon on 1 June 1927 after a car accident.
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1877
Henry Ottmann was born in 1877 at Ancenis.
1927
Henry Ottmann died in 1927 at Vernon.
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Ancenis.
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Vernon.
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Gallery of paintings
• Illustration — The Luxembourg Station in Brussels, 1903; (Musée d'Orsay) • Illustration — Woman With Blue Stockings, 1917; (Musée National d'Art Moderne) • Illustration — Sleeping Courtesan, 1920; (Musée National d'Art Moderne) • Illustration — Saint-Tropez, 1927 (Musée National d'Art Moderne) • References • Sources • Site Oxford Index Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2006, (subscription or library membership required) • Gazette des beaux-arts 1906/07 (A48,T36)-1906/12, p.476, Salon d'automne, Gallica BnF • Les Hommes du Jour, 1914/05/30 (A7,N332) p.10, Gallica BnF • Le Carnet des artistes: art ancien, art moderne, arts appliqués/ rédacteur en chef Louis Vauxcelles, 1917 (N1)- (N21), p.3, Henry Ottmann, Gallica BnF • Le Bulletin de la vie artistique, 1923/07/01 (A4,N13), p.281; 1926/05/15 (A7,N10) p. 152;1926/06/01 (A7,N11) Gallica BnF • Gazette des beaux-arts; 1920/07 (A62,T2)-1920/12, p.320; 1925/07 (A67,T12)-1925/12, p.277; 1926/01 (A68,T13)-1926/06, p.279; 1927/07 (A69,T16)-1927/12, p.323; Gallica BnF • La Revue de l'art ancien et moderne, 1926/01 (T49)-1926/05, p.156; 1927/06 (T52)-1927/12, p.221 Gallica BnF • Art et décoration; 1920/01 (T37)-1920/06; p.75; 1927/07 (A31,T52,N307)-1927/12 (A31,T52,N312), p.162. Gallica BnF • Les Annales politiques et littéraires: revue populaire paraissant le dimanche/ dir. Adolphe Brisson, 1927/06/15 (T88,N2288), p.621, Retrospective, 1928/07/15 (N2314), p.82 Gallica BnF • La Renaissance de l'art français et des industries de luxe, p.361;1926/06 (A9,N6); 1926/07 (A9,N7), p.432;1926/07 (A9,N7), p 624; Retrospective, 1928/01 (A11,N1)-1928/12 (A11,N12), p.358; Retrospective, 1930/08 p.214 Gallica BnF • Journal des débats politiques et littéraires, 1928/06/29 (Numéro 180), p.4 Tableaux Modernes Gallica BnF • Les Trois Grâces Henry Ottmann, retrospective 1933 at the gallery Georges Petit (Hôtel Drouot) archive.org
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- 1.Le Petit Parisien (Paris), 1927/06/02 (Numéro 18356), p.1; 'LE PEINTRE HENRY OTTMANN SE TUE EN AUTOMOBILE"; L'Ouest-Éclair (Éd. de Nantes), 1927/06/05 (Numéro 9356), p.5; La Croix 1927/06/03 (Numéro 13570), p.5, 'Morts d'Hier" Gallica BnF
- 2.Société des artistes indépendants : catalogue de la 21me exposition, 1905; p 184 (180) Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries
- 3.L'Europe nouvelle, 1926/04/03 (N424), p. 432 Gallica BnF
- 4.Salon d'automne 1905, Catalogue des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, dessin, gravure, architecture et art décoratif archive.org
- 5.Comoedia, 1926/05/21 (A20,N4895) Gallica BnF
- 6.Artistes de la Société Moderne Catalogue des Oeuvres exposées par les Artistes Membres de la Société Moderne du 6 au 25 février 1911. (Galerie DURAND-RUEL) 3ème année; Catalogue des Oeuvres exposées par les Artistes Membres de la Société Moderne du 10 février au 2 mars 1912. (Galerie DURAND-RUEL)
- 7.L'Art et les artistes : revue mensuelle d'art ancien et moderne, 1912/04 (T15)-1912/09., p.187; Gallica BnF
- 8.La Gerbe; 1921/04 (A3,N31) BnF
- 9.La Gerbe; 1919-1921; Gallica BnF
- 10.Gazette des beaux-arts (Paris), 1920/03/15 (N5), p.36 Gallica BnF
- 11.L'Art et les artistes : revue mensuelle d'art ancien et moderne, 1921/10 (T4,N20)-1922/07 (T5,N29)., p.404 Gallica BnF
- 12.worldcat.org
- 13.L'Art et les artistes : revue mensuelle d'art ancien et moderne, 1926/10 (A21,T14,N70)-1927/02 (A21,T14,N74), p.69 Gallica BnF
- 14.L'Art et les artistes : revue mensuelle d'art ancien et moderne, 1925/10 (T12,N60)-1926/02 (T12,N64), p.179 Gallica BnF
- 15.L'Art et les artistes : revue mensuelle d'art ancien et moderne, 1927/03 (T15,N75)-1927/07 (T15,N79), p.248 Gallica BnF
- 16.Musées de Paris; 1931, p. 134 Gallica BnF
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