Henri Ottman
France, 20th Century

Henri Ottman was born on April 10, 1877 in Ancenis (Loire-Atlantique). He was a painter and pastellist of nudes, genre scenes, landscapes, and still-lifes.

Ottman made his debut at the Salon de 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 de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Salon des Tuileries in Paris.

Ottman was a delicate painter and colorist of great sensitivity and expression, but was ignored by critics for a long time. His work is now beginning to be recognized and appreciated. He revered Renoir's work, from which he derived a certain rawness of tone. He intended to create huge...