1140676

Moses Soyer Framed Lithograph, Ballet Dancer #1140676

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Moses Soyer Framed Lithograph, Ballet Dancer #1140676
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Artist: Moses Soyer

Title: Ballet Dancer

Year: circa 1970

Medium: Lithograph, Signed in the plate

Size: 12 x 9.5 inches

Frame: 18 x 15 inches




Dedicated to art expression with social-realist themes of the Depression Era in America, Moses Soyer was born in Czarist Russia in 1899, and was one of three artistic brothers, the others being Raphael and Isaac. Raphael Soyer was Moses' identical twin. Later in his career, Moses Soyer turned to the depiction of female figures, especially ballet dancers.



The Soyer brothers were raised in an intellectual atmosphere created by their father, a Hebrew scholar. In 1912, the Soyers emigrated to the United States and eventually settled in New York City.



Moses Soyer's artistic studies began in 1916, and included classes in New York at Cooper Union, the National Academy of Design, the Educational Alliance, and the Modern School, where he was influenced by Robert Henri and George Bellows. After traveling to Europe on a fellowship, Soyer taught at several schools until The Depression made such teaching positions scarce.



The Depression, in fact, set the mood for most of Soyer's art expression. The Works Project Administration provided him with work as well as the fellowship of other artists, but the era itself provided the social sentiments which permeate most of Soyer's work. Using some of the techniques of his favorite artists, such as Van Rijn Rembrandt and Gustave Courbet, he ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c. 1970</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:18</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:15</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Moses Soyer Framed Lithograph, Ballet Dancer</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:New York City, USA</td></tr>
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