Sem

French · 1863–1934 · Painter, Printmaker

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French caricaturist (1863–1934)

Born 1863, PérigueuxDied 1934, ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q1508923 ↗ULAN 500016883 ↗Museum works 5

Also known as Georges Goursat, SEM [Georges Goursat], 'Sem' Goursat, Sem (pseud.)

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Sem, Jean Lorrain and Leonetto Cappiello — **Jean Lorrain and Leonetto Cappiello**1901
Musea Brugge ↗
CC0 · Sem, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Musea Brugge

Sem, Jean Lorrain, the Ten Fingers or The Dandy — **Jean Lorrain, the Ten Fingers or The Dandy**1910
Musea Brugge ↗
CC0 · Sem, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Musea Brugge

Sem, Portrait of Eugène Doyen — **Portrait of Eugène Doyen**1900
Musea Brugge ↗
CC0 · Sem, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Musea Brugge

Sem, Backstage of the Ballet — **Backstage of the Ballet**c. 1900 · lithograph hand-colored with watercolor
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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