About The Artist:
Raphael Soyer
Russian-born artist Raphael Soyer is best known for his compassionate, naturalistic depictions of urban subjects. His sensitive, penetrating portrayals include a broad range of city dwellers: Bowery bums, dancers, seamstresses, shoppers, office workers, and fellow artists. Historically, Soyer is associated with the social realist artists of the 1930s, whose art championed the cause of social justice. Born in Tombov, Russia in 1899, Soyer...
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About The Medium:
Watercolor
A paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water rather than oil, giving a transparent color.