The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Self-Portrait
c. 1930
(American, 1899–1987)
Framed: 61.6 x 54.4 x 7.7 cm (24 1/4 x 21 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.); Unframed: 43.2 x 35.5 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Gift of Lewis C. Williams 1977.165
© Estate of Raphael Soyer, courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Raphael Soyer died from cancer at the age of 87.Description
When he was 12 years old, Raphael Soyer immigrated to the United States with his family, who were ordered to leave their home in the Russian Empire due to antisemitic persecution. Later, he became an artist interested in recording the people and activities amid the Jewish neighborhood in New York City where he lived. He also produced dozens of self-portraits characterized by their frank honesty. In this example, he presents himself unshaven, with circles under his eyes, and a cigarette dangling from his lips.- Lewis C. Williams (purchased from Forum Gallery, Inc., NY)
- Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).
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