French, 1850-1935

François Schommer was a French painter, watercolorist and decorative artist. He studied with Isidore Pils, Henri Lehmann and Jean Éloi Malenfant at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. His first exhibit at the Salon came in 1870, and he would continue to exhibit there until his death. He also had showings with the Société des Artistes Français.

In 1878, he was awarded first place in the Prix de Rome for his work "César-Auguste au tombeau d'Alexandre". Later, he received silver medals at the Exposition Universelle (1889) and the Exposition Universelle (1900).

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