Henri Sollier – Academic Study, Dated 1906

Pencil drawing on paper by the French painter Henri Sollier, dated November 10, 1906.The work features an interesting figurative subject in the Symbolist and academic style, executed with soft, well-modulated lines typical of early 20th-century French artistic training. The uniqueness and rarity of this sheet lie in the fact that it is likely a test piece or academic study associated with the French schools of fine arts of the time. On the reverse of the sheet are original annotations bearing the name of the evaluating professor, a detail that lends the work further historical and documentary interest. Henry Sollier belongs to that generation of French artists trained in the academic milieu of the early 20th century, where drawing constituted the fundamental basis of artistic training.The drawing is presented in an elegant ebonized frame with gilded profiles. Early 20th century. Dated 11/10/1906. Drawing dimensions: 35 x 25 cm. Frame dimensions: 53 x 41 cm. Work in good condition.