Seated Girl
c. 1944
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lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 43.18 x 35.88 cm (17 x 14 1/8 in.) sheet: 57.15 x 48.58 cm (22 1/2 x 19 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Joseph P. DiGangi
Accession Number
2008.97.5
Art Historical Context
**Seated Girl** is a poignant lithograph created around 1944 by Raphael Soyer, a leading figure in American Social Realism. Born in Russia and raised in New York, Soyer captured the quiet dignity of everyday urban life, often focusing on working-class women with empathetic realism. This black-ink print on wove paper (image: 43.18 x 35.88 cm) a seated young woman, embodying Soyer's signature style of introspective portraits that highlight human vulnerability amid mid-20th-century challenges. Lithography, Soyer's chosen medium here, allowed for subtle tonal gradations through greasy crayon on s...