Reclining Nude
Type:Painting
Size:12.25" x 20.13"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Raphael Soyer ART FOR SALE
1899 Borisoglebsk, Russia - 1987 New York City. Known for: Social realist figure and genre painting, lithography, teaching.
Born in Borisoglebsk, Russia in 1899, Raphael Soyer is identified as a Social Realist* painter because of his interest in the common man, although he avoided subjects that were particularly critical... Read full biography
Born in Borisoglebsk, Russia in 1899, Raphael Soyer is identified as a Social Realist* painter because of his interest in the common man, although he avoided subjects that were particularly critical of society. Soyer moved with his family to the Lower East Side of New York City in 1913, after they... Read full biography
Born in Borisoglebsk, Russia in 1899, Raphael Soyer is identified as a Social Realist* painter because of his interest in the common man, although he avoided subjects that were particularly critical of society. Soyer moved with his family to the Lower East Side of New York City in 1913, after they were deported from Russia by the Tsarist regime. His father, a Hebrew teacher and writer, encouraged artistic and intellectual pursuits. His popularity with his students in Russia and his liberal... Read full biography
Born in Borisoglebsk, Russia in 1899, Raphael Soyer is identified as a Social Realist* painter because of his interest in the common man, although he avoided subjects that were particularly critical of society. Soyer moved with his family to the Lower East Side of New York City in 1913, after they were deported from Russia by the Tsarist regime. His father, a Hebrew teacher and writer, encouraged artistic and intellectual pursuits. His popularity with his students in Russia and his liberal ideas led to problems for him with the authorities, and he was forced to leave with his family. Soyer left school at sixteen to help support the family. He attended free classes at Cooper Union* and at the National Academy of Design*. Guy Pene du Bois, a... Read full biography
Born in Borisoglebsk, Russia in 1899, Raphael Soyer is identified as a Social Realist* painter because of his interest in the common man, although he avoided subjects that were particularly critical of society. Soyer moved with his family to the Lower East Side of New York City in 1913, after they were deported from Russia by the Tsarist regime. His father, a Hebrew teacher and writer, encouraged artistic and intellectual pursuits. His popularity with his students in Russia and his liberal ideas led to problems for him with the authorities, and he was forced to leave with his family. Soyer left school at sixteen to help support the family. He attended free classes at Cooper Union* and at the National Academy of Design*. Guy Pene du Bois, a teacher at the Art Students League*, recognized his talent and introduced him to Charles Daniel, w... Read full biography
Raphael Soyer - Art for Sale (7 available)
Portrait of a seated woman with clasped hands
Type:Painting
Size:18.00" x 14.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Portrait of a seated woman with clasped hands Oil on canvas 18 x 14 in. Signed lower right
Woman Smoothing Her Hair (Untitled)
Type:Painting
Year:Unkown
Size:7.25" x 7.25"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Verso
Notes:
Portrait of a woman by Raphael Soyer, from a Monterey County, California collection. Canvas stretcher bar carries imprint TAWS, Philadelphia, PA., since 1897.
The Secret
Type:Painting
Year:1940s20
Size:20.00" x 16.00" x 2.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Rare Social realist painting by Raphael Soyer from the 1940s. This painting is documented in the October 1948 issue of Seventeen magazine, as can be seen in the images. The buyer of the painting will also receive an original copy of this magazine.
Female Nude
Type:Painting
Year:1960
Size:24.00" x 20.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Provenance: Rabin & Kruger Gallery, Newark NJ Robert A. Jones, Montclair NJ Estate of Robert A. Jones Stillwell House Fine Art & Antiques, NJ
An Intimate Moment
Type:Painting
Size:40.00" x 30.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
A very desirable painting by this celebrated American Social Realist. The large size of the work further heightens its presence and appeal. The painting is in excellent original condition and presented in a hand carved frame. Truly Museum Quality... Please inquire.
Robert Philipp painting in his studio
Type:Painting
Year:1946
Size:20.00" x 24.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Inscribed: "For my old schoolmate Bob Philipp, Raphael Soyer, 1946." Can't beat the subject for Soyer. One artist paying homage to another. This work perfectly captures the mid century New York artists scene.