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Raphael Soyer
NURSING MOTHER, Signed Lithograph, Motherhood, Social Realism, Breastfeeding Art

1979

About the Item

Raphael Soyer NURSING MOTHER, BLUE SKIRT is an original hand drawn (not digitally or photo reproduced) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Arches printmaking paper 100% acid-free rag. Nursing Mother, Blue Skirt is a sensitive, realistically drawn portrait of a nursing mother expressing an intimate moment of motherhood showing a young woman holding her baby close, wearing a blue skirt, rose mauve tights and blue slippers. Print size - 29.5 x 21.5 inches, unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by Raphael Soyer Edition size - 275, plus proofs Year published - 1979 Printer - JK Fine Art Editions Co., NY Raphael Soyer, painter, lithographer, and teacher, was born on December 15, 1899, in Borisoglebsk, Tombov, Russia and is best known for his compassionate, naturalistic depictions of urban subjects. He was a member of the National Academy of Design, American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Society of Painters, Sculptors and Engravers, Artists Congress, and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Soyer taught at the Art Students League in New York. Working in oil or lithography, he was an American Scene artist who championed realism and his work portrays the daily life of New Yorkers. Historically, Soyer is associated with the social realist artists of the 1930s, whose art championed the cause of social justice.
  • Creator:
    Raphael Soyer (1899-1987, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1979
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Pencil signed P.P. (Printers Proof) aside from edition of 275. Excellent condition, never been framed, printers chop embossed on lower left, from the master printers private collection.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU83233395301
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