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Raphael Soyer

Raphael Soyer

1899

WA-00029536

PrintmakingRealismSocial Realism

Representation

None documented

9

Institutional Exhibitions

58

Works in Collection

67

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ2131415 ULAN500009897

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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American Prints: 1913�1963

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974–1975

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Manhattan Observed

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

No image

Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961–1962

No image

American Prints of the 20th Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954

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Twentieth Century Portraits

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942–1943

No image

Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

No image

Paintings for Paris

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1937

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New Horizons in American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5549
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Movement

Realism

Medium

Printmaking

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (58)

Sketchbook

1986 · Graphite on paper

32 × 24 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

José de Creeft

1980 · Oil on canvas

40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sketchbook

1976 · Graphite on paper

36.5 × 29 cm (14 3/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dora and Sol Wilson

1974 · Oil on canvas

30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Adolescents, from Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness

Adolescents, from Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness

1971 · Color lithograph from zinc plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 38 × 60.5 cm (15 × 23 7/8 in.); Sheet: 45.8 × 61 cm (18 1/16 × 24 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait in my Sixties, from Memories

Self-Portrait in my Sixties, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 43.5 × 36.5 cm (17 3/16 × 14 3/8 in.); Sheet: 65.2 × 50.8 cm (25 11/16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mother, from Memories

Mother, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 44.8 × 30.4 cm (17 11/16 × 12 in.); Sheet: 65.5 × 50.5 cm (25 13/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait in my Sixties, from Memories

Self-Portrait in my Sixties, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 43.5 × 36.5 cm (17 3/16 × 14 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64.8 × 50.3 cm (25 9/16 × 19 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mother, from Memories

Mother, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 44.8 × 30.4 cm (17 11/16 × 12 in.); Sheet: 65.2 × 50.5 cm (25 11/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Father, from Memories

Father, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 41.8 × 25.5 cm (16 1/2 × 10 1/16 in.); Sheet: 65 × 50.3 cm (25 5/8 × 19 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman with Plant, from Memories

Woman with Plant, from Memories

1969 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 54.5 × 39.5 cm (21 1/2 × 15 9/16 in.); Sheet: 65.5 × 50.5 cm (25 13/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fannie, from Memories

Fannie, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 50.5 × 40.5 cm (19 15/16 × 16 in.); Sheet: 65 × 50 cm (25 5/8 × 19 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fannie, from Memories

Fannie, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 50.5 × 40.5 cm (19 15/16 × 16 in.); Sheet: 65 × 50 cm (25 5/8 × 19 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Father, from Memories

Father, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 41.8 × 25.5 cm (16 1/2 × 10 1/16 in.); Sheet: 65 × 50.3 cm (25 5/8 × 19 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman with Plant, from Memories

Woman with Plant, from Memories

1969 · Lithograph on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 54.5 × 39.5 cm (21 1/2 × 15 9/16 in.); Sheet: 65.2 × 50.8 cm (25 11/16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mother and Child, from Memories

Mother and Child, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 42.2 × 27 cm (16 5/8 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 65.7 × 50.7 cm (25 7/8 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dancing Lesson, from Memories

Dancing Lesson, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 50.5 × 40.5 cm (19 15/16 × 16 in.); Sheet: 66 × 51 cm (26 × 20 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mother and Child, from Memories

Mother and Child, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 42.2 × 27 cm (16 5/8 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 64.7 × 50.2 cm (25 1/2 × 19 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Unemployed, from Memories

The Unemployed, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 37.2 × 32.5 cm (14 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 65 × 50.5 cm (25 5/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Unemployed, from Memories

The Unemployed, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 37 × 32.5 cm (14 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 65 × 50.5 cm (25 5/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Pier, from Memories

The Pier, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 37 × 36.5 cm (14 5/8 × 14 3/8 in.); Sheet: 65.7 × 50.5 cm (25 7/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life, from Memories

Still Life, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 44.5 × 31 cm (17 9/16 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet: 65.2 × 50.3 cm (25 11/16 × 19 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Pier, from Memories

The Pier, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 37 × 36.5 cm (14 5/8 × 14 3/8 in.); Sheet: 65.4 × 51 cm (25 3/4 × 20 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dancing Lesson, from Memories

Dancing Lesson, from Memories

1969 · Color lithograph on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 50.5 × 40.5 cm (19 15/16 × 16 in.); Sheet: 65.5 × 51 cm (25 13/16 × 20 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

58 published of 65 catalogued · 56 with image

Art Institute Chicago
44 published44 img
MoMA
7 publishedof 14 catalogued12 img
The Met
7 published

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Adolescents, from Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Movements2

Realism Social Realism

Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Heritage Auctions

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

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Heritage Auctions