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Young Model


Raphael Soyer, Young Model, 1940, lithograph on cream wove paper, The Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Graphic Arts Collection, © Estate of Raphael Soyer, courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York, 91.84.5

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Title

Young Model

Artist

Raphael Soyer (American, born Russia, 1899-1987)

Related People

publisher: Associated American Artists (American, established 1934)

Date

1940

Medium

lithograph on cream wove paper

Edition

unnumbered edition of 250

Catalogue Raisonné

Cole 57; Windisch and Cole 284

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 12 1/16 in x 9 11/16 in; sheet: 15 7/8 in x 11 7/8 in

Inscriptions & Markings

title: RAPHAEL // SOYER, printed in plate, lower left

title: "Young Model", graphite, bottom right Language: English

signature: Raphael Soyer, graphite, lower right

title: The Model, graphite, lower left Language: English

Collection Area

Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Object Type

planographic print

Culture

American

Credit Line

The Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Graphic Arts Collection

Accession Number

91.84.5

Copyright

© Estate of Raphael Soyer, courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York

Terms

lithography

models

paper

planographic printing

planographic prints

studios

Description

Throughout his long career, Raphael Soyer turned to the female model as a favorite trope of artistic life. By studying and rendering the human form, Soyer felt he was joining in the brotherhood of artists, reaching back to the Old Masters and up through his own time. In this way, the artist-model continuum speaks of the rich heritage of artistic practice. Although Soyer may have been searching for that timeless connection, he never idealized or generalized his models; rather, he represented the specific women who posed for him.

History
Exhibitions

2013 In the Studio: Reflections on Artistic Life Portland Art Museum

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