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Self-Portrait by Raphael Soyer

Self-Portrait

Raphael Soyer · 1930

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DETAILS
Artist
Raphael Soyer
Date
1930
Medium
Oil on canvas
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
15 × 12 in. (38.1 × 30.5 cm)
ART MOVEMENTS
Social Realism
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Raphael Soyer

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