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Simeon Solomon (9 October 1840 – 14 August 1905) was a British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelites who was noted for his depictions of Jewish life[1] and same-sex desire.[2][3] His career was cut short as a result of public scandal following his arrests and convictions for attempted sodomy in 1873 and 1874.[4]

Simeon Solomon
Simeon Solomon in Oriental costume, a photograph by David Wilkie Wynfield
Born9 October 1840
England
Died14 August 1905 (aged 64)
NationalityEnglish
EducationCarey's Art Academy (1852)
Royal Academy, London
Known forPainter
MovementOrientalist

Biography


Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene, 1864Watercolour on paper, Tate Britain
Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene, 1864
Watercolour on paper, Tate Britain

Solomon was born into a prominent Jewish family. He was the eighth and last child born to merchant Michael (Meyer) Solomon and artist Catherine (Kate) Levy. Solomon was a younger brother to fellow painters Abraham Solomon (18241862) and Rebecca Solomon (18321886).

Born and educated in London, Solomon started receiving lessons in painting from his older brother around 1850. He started attending Carey's Art Academy in 1852. His older sister first exhibited her works at the Royal Academy during the same year.

As a student at the Royal Academy Schools, Solomon was introduced through Dante Gabriel Rossetti to other members of the Pre-Raphaelite circle, as well as the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne and the painter Edward Burne-Jones in 1857. His first exhibition was at the Royal Academy in 1858. He continued to hold exhibitions of his work at the Royal Academy between 1858 and 1872. In addition to the literary paintings favoured by the Pre-Raphaelite school, Solomon's subjects often included scenes from the Hebrew Bible and genre paintings depicting Jewish life and rituals. His association with Swinburne led to his illustrating Swinburne's controversial novel Lesbia Brandon in 1865.[5]

In 1873, Simeon was arrested for soliciting in public toilets and having sex with a 60-year-old stableman named George Roberts. Both men were charged with indecent exposure and an attempt to commit buggery. Both were found guilty, fined £100 and sentenced to 18 months hard labour.[4][6] He was arrested again in 1874 in Paris on a similar charge, after which he was sentenced to spend three months in prison.[6][7][8][9]

After his prosecutions he no longer exhibited, but his work was collected by such figures as Oscar Wilde, John Addington Symonds, Count Eric Stenbock, and Walter Pater.[10]

In 1884, he was admitted to the workhouse where he continued to produce work, but his life and talent were blighted by alcoholism. Twenty years later in 1905, he died from complications brought on by his alcoholism. He was buried at the Jewish Cemetery in Willesden.

Examples of his work are on permanent display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Wightwick Manor in Wolverhampton, and at Leighton House in west London. Retrospectives of his work have been held at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in 2005–6, and in London at the Ben Uri Gallery in 2006.


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In literature


In Oscar Wilde's long prison letter to Lord Alfred Douglas, De Profundis, Wilde writes of his bankruptcy: "That all my charming things were to be sold: my Burne-Jones drawings: my Whistler drawings: my Monticelli: my Simeon Solomons: my china: my Library…"


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References and sources


References
  1. Cohen, Richard I.Jewish Icons: Art and Society in Modern Europe, University of California Press, 1998, p. 160.
  2. Cruise, Colin, ed., Love Revealed: Simeon Solomon and the Pre-Raphaelites, London: Merrell, 2005, p. 9.
  3. Seymour, Gayle M. Simeon Solomon and the Biblical Construction of Marginal Identity in Victorian England, Journal of Homosexuality, Volume 33, Issue 3–4, 1997.
  4. Villarreal, Daniel (25 October 2017). "Let's Examine 150 Years of Men Cruising Public Restrooms (and Its Social Consequences)". Hornet Stories. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. Peter Horne, Reina Lewis, Outlooks: lesbian and gay sexualities and visual cultures, Routledge, 1996, ISBN 0-415-12468-9, p. 70.
  6. William A. Peniston, "Pederasts and others: urban culture and sexual identity in nineteenth-century Paris", Haworth gay & lesbian studies, Routledge, 2004, ISBN 1-56023-486-5, pp. 77–78.
  7. Lockard, Ray Anne (2002), "Solomon, Simeon", glbtq.com, archived from the original on 12 February 2007, retrieved 19 September 2007
  8. Michael Matthew Kaylor, "Secreted Desires: The Major Uranians: Hopkins, Pater and Wilde", Michael Matthew Kaylor, 2006, ISBN 80-210-4126-9, p. 81.
  9. Jeffrey Merrick, Bryant T. Ragan, "Homosexuality in modern France", Studies in the history of sexuality, Oxford University Press US, 1996, ISBN 0-19-509303-8, p. 134.
  10. Kaylor, Michael Matthew, Secreted Desires: The Major Uranians - Hopkins, Pater and Wilde, Masaryk University, Brno: 2006, p. 82 Note 1.
  11. "Pre-Raphaelite Painters from Collections in Lancashire | Tate". www.tate.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  12. McKenzie, Janet (13 December 2005). "Love Revealed: Simeon Solomon and the Pre-Raphaelites, Studio International". Studio International – Visual Arts, Design and Architecture. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  13. "Posthumous Exhibitions". Simeon Solomon Research Archive. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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На других языках


[de] Simeon Solomon

Simeon Solomon (* 9. Oktober 1840 in London Bishopsgate; † 4. August 1905 in London (St. Giles's Workhouse)) war ein britischer präraffaelitischer Maler.
- [en] Simeon Solomon

[es] Simeon Solomon

Simeon Solomon fue un pintor prerrafaelista inglés. Nació el 9 de octubre de 1840 en Londres y falleció el 14 de agosto de 1905 en St Gile´s Workhouse.

[fr] Simeon Solomon

Simeon Solomon né à Londres le 9 octobre 1840 et mort dans la même ville le 14 août 1905 est un peintre anglais préraphaélite.

[it] Simeon Solomon

Simeon Solomon (Londra, 9 ottobre 1840 – St. Giles's Workhouse, 14 agosto 1905) è stato un pittore inglese, aderente al movimento preraffaellita.

[ru] Соломон, Симеон

Соломон Симеон (англ. Simeon Solomon; 9 октября 1840, Лондон — 14 августа 1905, Лондон) — английский художник еврейского происхождения.



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