SOYER, RAPHAEL (1899-1987)

"Seated Model" (1965)
limited edition etching, ed. 4/15
cm
signed lower right
*private collection, Sydney
 
Soyer was an important Russian-born American Social Realist. He showed regularly at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Carnegie Institute, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the National Academy of Design, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His work is represented in numerous major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art; The Corcoran Gallery of Art,  Harvard University; The Phillips Collection, The New York Public Library, Tel Aviv Museum, Uffizi Gallery,  and Los Angeles County Museum. His obituary was written by the NY Times, reflecting his importance and influence... A prominent figure of American Modernism!!