Henri Ottmann

Henry Ottmann (also Henri Ottmann) (10 April 1877 – 1 June 1927)^[1] was a French painter and printmaker.

Henry Ottmann
Henry Ottmann, self-portrait c.1914
Born	(1877-04-10)April 10, 1877 Ancenis (Loire-Atlantique)
Died	(1927-06-01)June 1, 1927 Vernon
Nationality	French
Known for	Painter
Movement	Post-Impressionism

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^[2][3] in Paris from 1905, the Salon d'Automne,^[4] the Salon Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Salon des Tuileries.^[5]

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.^[6]

In 1912, Henry Ottmann exhibited at the Galerie Eugène Druet.^[7]

In 1919 he was working on illustrations of La Gebre periodical in Woodcut technique together with Paul Signac,^[8] Henriette Tirman and other painters.^[9]

In 1920, Ottmann exhibited at the gallery Marcel Bernheim together with Manguin, Tirman, Alexandre-Paul Canu and others.^[10]

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.^[11]

In 1926, Ottmann exhibited at the gallery L.Dru^[12] (Paris)^[13] and at the Parisian gallery La Palette Française,^[14] and in March 1927 in the gallery Armand Drouand.^[15]

He died in Vernon on 1 June 1927 after a car accident.