Backstage

1935

Raphael Soyer

Associated Names
Raphael Soyer

Artist, American, born Russia, 1899 - 1987

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image shows three individuals in a room, each portrayed from different angles. The central figure is fully shown, standing with one hand raised to her head. She has medium-length wavy or curly hair, soft facial features, and is wearing a patterned shirt with short sleeves and dark underwear. The person on the left is bent forward, with their upper body resting on a checkered cloth or blanket draped over their lower body. Their face is partially obscured, and they have short dark hair. On the right, the third figure appears to be standing, holding something to her lips with her left hand while her right arm crosses her body. She has shoulder-length dark hair and is wearing long-sleeved clothing with a high neckline, possibly a sweater. The background shows a plain wall with a subtle texture, a circular mirror attached to the wall above a ledge or shelf centrally, and a tiled floor. The lighting highlights each person against the dark room backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 38.74 × 29.21 cm (15 1/4 × 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7983

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gettings 1982, no. 27


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • "I'll Take My Stand: American Art and the Great Depression", Daura Gallery, Lynchburg College, 2002, no exhibition catalogue.

Bibliography

1967

  • Cole, Sylvan, Jr. Raphael Soyer: Fifty Years of Printmaking, 1917-1967. New York: Da Capo Press, 1967, no. 36.

1982

  • Gettings, Frank. Raphael Soyer: Sixty-Five Years of Printmaking. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982, pp. 32-33, no. 27.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Backstage; lower right in graphite: Raphael Soyer

Wikidata ID

Q65024411

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