Raphael Soyer

Sleeping Girl
c. 1925

Pencil sketch of a woman curled up in a fetal position, resting her head on her bent knees, with her arms wrapped around her legs. She appears to be sleeping or resting. The drawing is detailed, capturing the folds of her dress and the shape of her shoes. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner, and there are some inscriptions in a different script at the bottom left. The paper shows signs of aging with a yellowish tint.

Pencil sketch of a woman curled up in a fetal position, resting her head on her bent knees, with her arms wrapped around her legs. She appears to be sleeping or resting. The drawing is detailed, capturing the folds of her dress and the shape of her shoes. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner, and there are some inscriptions in a different script at the bottom left. The paper shows signs of aging with a yellowish tint.

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Date
c. 1925

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 20 3/16 × 15 1/16in. (51.3 × 38.3 cm)

Accession number
31.576

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© 1987, Raphael Soyer Estate

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Raphael Soyer
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