Raphael Soyer

Pensive Girl

1963–1964

A woman sits thoughtful with her chin on her hands, looking toward a bed where someone lies.
A woman sits thoughtful with her chin on her hands, looking toward a bed where someone lies.

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Date
1963–1964

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 18 × 12 9/16 in. (45.7 × 31.9 cm) Plate: 9 7/8 × 7 13/16 in. (25.1 × 19.8 cm)

Accession number
66.61.15

Edition
6/25 | Ed. 85

Publication
Printed by Emiliano Sorini

Credit line
Gift of Associated American Artists, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© 1987, Raphael Soyer Estate

API
artworks/5608

Part of a series:
16 Etchings
16 works

A young woman sits with crossed legs and folded arms while a man reads nearby.
A black ink sketch of a young woman’s head and shoulders with a thoughtful, serious expression.
A barefoot young woman stands beside a bed folding or inspecting a sheet in a simple room.
A woman stands before a mirror, touching her chin as she studies her reflection.
A woman holds a small child close to her chest in a quiet embrace.
Four nude women sketched in loose lines, three sitting or standing and one reclining.
A woman stands looking down with arms slightly out, drawn in dark sketch lines.
A group of people on a city street stand close together and look ahead.
A woman sits thoughtful with her chin on her hands, looking toward a bed where someone lies.
A seated woman with crossed legs rests her head on her hand looking downward.

Raphael Soyer
50 works in the collection, 43 exhibitions

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