Pen and brown ink
Inscribed
in brown ink, lower left: “Introducing!”
Estate stamp, lower right
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Sheet 7 ¼ X 9 ¾ inches
Frame: 16 ½ X 18 ¾ inches
Circa 1934
Exhibited: Drawings
and Watercolors by Moses Soyer: From Social Realism to Romantic Realism,
Ridderhof Martin Gallery, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg,
Virginia, January-March, 2002
In response to the difficult economic conditions produced
by the Great Depression, a number of organizations were formed by artists to
discuss their plight and bring attention to it. Among the most important was
the Artists’ Union which was
organized in New York City
in 1934. Soyer joined fellow artists, including Arshile Gorky, Philip Evergood,
Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and many others, in attending its meetings. Never
without a pen or pencil and paper to draw on, Soyer left a vivid record of these
gatherings.
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