Henry Sollier - Academic Study Dated 1906

Pencil drawing on paper by French painter Henry Sollier, dated November 10, 1906.The work presents an interesting figurative subject of Symbolist and academic taste, executed with a soft and well-modulated stroke, typical of French artistic training in the early twentieth century.The peculiarity and rarity of this sheet lies in the fact that it is supposed to be an academic proof or study related to the French schools of fine arts of the time. Indeed, on the back of the sheet there are original annotations with the name of the adjudicating professor, an element that lends further historical and documentary interest to the work.Henry Sollier belongs to that generation of French artists trained in the academic environment of the early 20th century, where drawing was the fundamental basis of artistic preparation.The drawing is presented in an elegant ebonized frame with gilded profiles.Early 20th century period.Dated 10/11/1906.Drawing size: cm 35 x 25Frame size: cm 53 x 41Operation in good conservation condition.