Sketchbook

Artists

Description

Sketchbook with blue- and black-fabric-covered cardboard covers. Sewn page block; pages of off-white wove paper, each 27.6 x 21.6 cm. Each sheet numbered on verso at l.l. Drawings in graphite and vertically oriented unless otherwise described. p.1: RAPHAEL / SOYER / 1987 P. 2: Seated Female. Graphite and charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER PAGE THREE TORN OUT—NUMBERING SKIPS TO "4." p. 3: Female Nude (to waist) and head sketch. Black ink. Graphite, l.r.: R.S. p. 4: Seated Female. Graphite and charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same model and pose as p. 2] p.. 5: Seated Female Nude. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 6: Seated Male (Nat Messik). l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER u.r.: of / Nat / Messik p. 7: Seated Male (Nat Messik). l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 8: Madonna with Sleeping Child, after Mantegna. l.r.: from / Mantegna Original is at the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany, and dates to c. 1465-70. p. 9: Reclining Nude. Horizontal. Graphite and charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL SOYER Verso, graphite: Feb 7 / 1 – 4 / 21 w. 72 / Apt 4D / 362-8952 p. 10: Seated Female. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 11: Female Head and Torso. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same model as previous page.] p. 12: Raphael Soyer, by Lambro Ahlas center left: by / Lambro / of / me u.r.: "Yes this is the / face I shave"/ * / * / am quoting / Ralf [sic] Waldo / Emerson / who said this / upon seeing / the bust made / of him by Daniel / Chester French. l.r.: Lambro Ahlas / Jan 30, 1987 / drawing of / Raphael Soyer p. 13: Stylized Head Sketches. Graphite and silver ink. p. 14: Two Sketches of Sleeping Woman. Graphite and charcoal. Horizontal. p. 15: Portrait Sketch. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter as p. 18] p. 16: Self-Portrait. Charcoal. Graphite, u.r.: Self / Portrait / Vinalhaven / Maine l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 17: Self-Portrait. u.r.: Self / Portrait / Vinalhaven / Maine l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 18: Portrait Study. l.r.: R.S. [same sitter as p. 15] p. 19: Female Portrait Study (Harriet) l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter as p. 21] p. 20: Reclining Female (Rebecca Soyer). Horizontal. u.r.: Rebecca / taking / a nap / in Venice / Ca. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 21: Female Portrait Study (Harriet) u.r.: Harriet l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter as p. 10] p. 22: Female Portrait Study (Elisa) u.r.: Elisa l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 23: Female Portrait Study (Joyce Freiman). Pastel and graphite. Graphite, center right: of / Joyce / Freiman / Los Angeles l.l.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 24: Female Portrait Study (Rebecca Soyer) l.r.: of / Rebecca / RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 25: Male Portrait Study (Lambro) center right: Lambro l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 26: Female Nude from Behind. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 27: Portrait Study. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter as p. 29] p. 28: Seated Female Nude. p. 29: Portrait Study. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter as p. 27] p. 30: Portrait Study (Nancy [Rica Schiff?] and Rebecca Soyer). Graphite and black crayon. Graphite, center right: of / Nancy / and / Rebecca / in / Venice / Ca. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 31: Seated Female. Graphite and black crayon. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 32: Seated Female. Graphite and black crayon. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 33: Seated Female. Graphite and black crayon. p. 34: Seated Female Nude. Black ink, gray wash, and graphite. Horizontal. p. 35: Seated Female Nude. Black ink and graphite. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 36: Two Standing Female Nudes. Black crayon and graphite. Graphite, l.l.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 37: Seated Female. Black crayon and graphite. Graphite, l.l.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 38: Seated Female. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 39: Seated Female, Nude to Waist. [same model and pose as p. 39] p. 40: Seated Female, Nude to Waist. Black crayon and graphite. [same model and pose as p. 39] p. 41: Seated Female. Black ink. p. 42: Standing Female. Black ink and graphite. p. 43: Two Sketches of Standing Female. Black ink and graphite. p. 44: Male Portrait Study (Milton Brown) u.r.: Milton / Brown / Study / for / Portrait l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 45: Seated Female. Black ink and graphite. p. 46: Seated Female. p. 47: Seated Female. p. 48: Seated Female Nude. [same model and pose p. 45-48] p. 49: Seated Female with Mouth Open. p. 50: Standing Man and Woman Embracing. l.r.: R. S. p. 51: Female Portrait Study. Graphite and pastel. graphite, erased, center right: JOAN / CLEMEN[T] Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 52: Female Portrait Study. Graphite and pastel. Graphite, center right: Joan / Clement Graphite, l.l.: RAPHAEL / SOYEr p. 53: Seated Female. Pastel and charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 54: Seated Female. Pastel and graphite. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p.55: Reclining Nude Female. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 56: Head and Shoulders of Reclining Nude Female. Horizontal. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 57: Female Nude Lying Curled Up. Horizontal. l.r.: RAPHAEL SOYER p. 58: Seated Female Nude. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 59: Seated Female. p. 60: Female Portrait Sketch. Pastel and graphite. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 61: Reclining Female Nude and Head Study. p. 62: Reclining Female Nude. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 63: Seated Female Nude. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 64: Two Sketches of Standing Female Nude. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 65: Reclining Female Nude and Head Sketch l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 66: Seated Female Nude (to waist). Charcoal, graphite, and black crayon. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 67: Seated Female Nude (to waist). Black crayon and graphite. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 68: Female Portrait Study. Graphite and black crayon. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 69: Seated Female Nude. Pastel and charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 70: Female Portrait Study. Pastel and charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 71: Female Portrait Study. Charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter pp. 69-71, 74, 85-87] p. 72: Seated Female. Graphite and pastel. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 73: Reclining Female Nude. Pastel and charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 74: Female Portrait Study. Charcoal, graphite, and pastel. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter pp. 69-71, 74, 85-87] p. 75: Female Portrait Study. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter as pp. 69-71, 74, 85-87?] p. 76: Reclining Female Nude. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 77: Seated Female. Graphite and pastel. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 78: Reclining Female Nude Turned Away. Horizontal. p. 79: Seated Female and Head Sketch. l.l.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter as pp. 69-71, 74, 85-87?] p. 80: Seated Female. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 81: Seated Female. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter pp. 80-81] p. 82: Reclining Female and Head Study. Graphite and pastel. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 83: Seated Female. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 84: Seated Female and Head Study. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 85: Seated Female. Charcoal. Graphite, l.l.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 86: Female Portrait Study. Charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 87: Female Portrait Study. Charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter pp. 69-71, 74, 85-87] p. 88: Reclining Female. Pastel and charcoal. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 89: Reclining Female Nude. Charcoal and graphite. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 90: Seated Female Nude. Charcoal Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 91: Seated Female. Pastel and graphite. Graphite, l.r.: RAPHAEL SOYER [same sitter pp. 90 – 91] p. 92: Female Portrait Study. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER [same sitter as pp. 69-71, 74, 85-87?] p. 93: Seated Female Nude. l.r.: RAPHAEL / SOYER p. 93V: Female Nude Curled on her Side and Head Study. p. 94 blank p. 94V: [not in artist’s hand]: Jamey Gambrell (Art in / America) / 46 Great Jones St. / NYC NY 10012 p. 95: Jean Clair / 22 Rue Poliveau / 75005 Paris / 331 2530 / Professor Kampf / 372 C. P. W. / 749-5064 p. 95V: 478 7394

Dimensions

actual: 28.8 x 22.3 x 2.5 cm (11 5/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 in.)

Provenance

Raphael Soyer, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1988.