Head of Comity

Head of Comity

Raphael SoyerWW-1745-158177
1745·Red chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper·48.1 × 33.5 cm (18 15/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Catalogue

Year
1745
Dimensions
48.1 × 33.5 cm (18 15/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

Artist

Raphael Soyer
Raphael Soyer

Printmaking

Raphael Soyer was an American painter known for his figurative work depicting urban life and social realism in the early and mid-twentieth century. Working primarily in oil on canvas, he portrayed working-class subjects, street scenes, and interior domestic moments with a restrained palette and careful attention to light and psychological presence. His practice engaged with the social concerns of Depression-era America without overt political rhetoric.

Tombov, Russia

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Year
1745
Dimensions
48.1 × 33.5 cm (18 15/16 × 13 1/4 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1745-158177

Source

Source
aic
Status
verified

Artist

Raphael Soyer

Raphael Soyer

Printmaking

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