Soyer Team
1930s Figurative Prints
Color, Lithograph
1930s Interior Prints
Lithograph
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1930s Figurative Prints
1920s Figurative Paintings
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Lithograph
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Decorative Art
Art Glass, Stained Glass
1980s Contemporary Interior Prints
Lithograph
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Lithograph
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Ink, Screen, Paper
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Lithograph
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Metal
1930s Realist Landscape Prints
Drypoint
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
Raphael Soyer for sale on 1stDibs
Raphael Soyer, a Russian-born artist, was best known for his compassionate, naturalistic depictions of urban subjects. His sensitive, penetrating portrayals include a broad range of city dwellers, dancers, shoppers, office workers and fellow artists. Historically, Soyer is associated with the social realist artists of the 1930s, whose art championed the cause of social justice. 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. His brothers Moses and Issac were also notable artists.
Finding the Right figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
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