Two Views of a Woman

c. 1970

Raphael Soyer

Associated Names
Raphael Soyer

Artist, American, born Russia, 1899 - 1987

The image is a pencil sketch featuring two depictions of the same woman. On the left, the woman is shown in a full-body standing position, facing slightly to the right with her head turned towards the viewer. She has wavy hair that frames her face, and her expression appears neutral. Her hair is styled in soft curls. The woman wears a dress with a knee-length hem and full sleeves, paired with knee-high boots that have heels. Her left hand is placed on her hip, while the right arm hangs by her side. On the right, the woman is depicted in a reclined position, lying on her side with her right arm under her head and her left hand resting on her side. Her facial expression is relaxed, and her eyes appear closed. She wears the same dress as in the standing pose, and her legs are bare, indicating she is not wearing the boots in this position. The sketch shows no jewelry or objects being held. The background is plain and lacks detail, but there are faint pencil strokes suggesting the contours of a bed or a surface on which the reclined figure rests.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Honorable William H.G. FitzGerald, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, and Mr. B. Francis Saul II, c/o The New York Studio School; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 194, no. 1308

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Raphael Soyer; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 228

Wikidata ID

Q64620030

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