Portrait of Rebecca
Raphael Soyer, Portrait of Rebecca, ca. 1930, oil on canvas, Gift of Mary Soyer, © Estate of Raphael Soyer, courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York, 85.34
This work is not currently on view.
- Title
Portrait of Rebecca
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1930
- Medium
oil on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
19 7/8 in x 15 7/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: Raphael Soyer, paint, lower right
- Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary Art; American Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Mary Soyer
- Accession Number
85.34
- Copyright
© Estate of Raphael Soyer, courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York
- Terms
Russian-born Raphael Soyer mastered a variety of styles during the many phases of his long career. While his acutely observed portraits typically feature flattened patterns and minimum detail, they are subtly charged with a rich emotional presence. A great admirer of the works of Thomas Eakins and Edward Hopper, Soyer executed Portrait of Rebecca using a combination of sharp objectivity and sympathy, a balance which allowed him to explore life among New York's poor without resorting to the satiric or picturesque. Soyer was one of three artistic brothers, including an identical twin, Moses, whose work is also on view.
