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The Seamstress
SOYER, Raphael
Lithograph printed on wove paper, and hand colored by the artist. Reference: Windisch, Cole, and Herbaugh 1252. Published by "Associated American A...
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Born in Borisoglebsk, Russia, Raphael Soyer (1899–1987) immigrated with his family to New York in 1912, where he studied at the Cooper Union, the National Academy of Design, and the Art Students League. Alongside his brothers Moses and Isaac, Raphael became part of the circle of American realists often described as the "Fourteenth Street School," artists who sought to depict the working class, immigrants, and city dwellers with directness and compassion. While best known for his paintings, Soyer was also a prolific printmaker. He worked extensively in lithography, etching, drypoint, and aquatint, beginning in the 1930s. Through Associated American Artists and the WPA, his prints reached wide audiences, making him a key figure in 20th-century American printmaking. Soyer’s prints are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, and the Library of Congress, among many others.
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