Boy and Girl

1954

Raphael Soyer

Associated Names
Raphael Soyer

Artist, American, born Russia, 1899 - 1987

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image depicts two people from the mid-torso up. The person on the left is facing forward with their head slightly turned to the left. They have short, slightly curly hair and a stoic expression. The second person is close to the first person, with their head resting on their chest. They have dark hair in a bun, looking down. Both individuals wear simple clothing. The first person wears a long-sleeved shirt, and the second person wears a draped garment made of light fabric. The scene is shaded in monochrome with textured lines for depth. There are no visible accessories. The background is filled with textured shading.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.48 × 19.37 cm (12 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.28 × 31.27 cm (16 1/4 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1399

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cole 1967, no. 72

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Cole, Sylvan, Jr. Raphael Soyer: Fifty Years of Printmaking, 1917-1967. New York: Da Capo Press, 1967, no. 72.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 137, no. 1248.

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: Raphael Soyer; lower right in graphite: Raphael Soyer; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: "Boy and Girl"

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77013063

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