Portrait of a Young Woman with Arms Crossed, black and white litho, artist proof, pencil signed lower right. Born in Borisoglebsk, Russia, Raphael Soyer moved with his family to the Lower East Side of New York City in 1913, after they were deported from Russia by the Tsarist regime. The experience of immigrant life in the United States provided him with a rich source of imagery for his art, which was sensitive, penetrating portrayals including transients, shoppers, dancers, and fellow artists. Near his studio in Manhattan's Lower East Side he observed his fellow New Yorkers.Both of Soyer's brothers, Moses and Isaac, were also artists. With his identical twin Moses, he painted murals for the post office in Kingessing, Pennsylvania. He also taught at the Art Students League. He was a co-founder of Reality magazine and champion of Social Realism at a time when Abstract Expressionism dominated the American art scene.Overall Size: 20 1/2 x 16 in.Sight Size: 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.