Raphael Soyer

Raphael Soyer

Russian/American · 1899–1987 · Painter, Printmaker

Raphael Zalman Soyer was a Russian-born American painter, draftsman, and printmaker. Soyer was referred to as an American scene painter. He is identified as a Social Realist… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Raphael Soyer, A Group of Artists, circa 1953, oil on canvasA Group of ArtistsBonhams · $25,600≈ £20,164≈ €23,422Sign up to see
  2. Raphael Soyer, Girl in Red, c. 1970, Oil on canvasGirl in RedClarke Auction Gallery · $13,000≈ £9,493≈ €11,015Sign up to see
  3. My StudioBrunk Auctions · $10,000≈ £7,200≈ €8,445Sign up to see

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Raphael Zalman Soyer was a Russian-born American painter, draftsman, and printmaker. Soyer was referred to as an American scene painter. He is identified as a Social Realist because of his interest in men and women viewed in contemporary settings which included the streets, subways, salons and artists' studios of New York City. He also wrote several books on his life and art.

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Born 1899, BorisoglebskDied 1987, ManhattanOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q2131415 ↗ULAN 500009897 ↗

social realism

Also known as American Raphael Soyer, Rafael Avrakhamovich Shoar, Rafael Avrakhamovich Soier, Raphael Sawyer, Raphael Schoar, Raphael Zalman Soyer, Soyer

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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