Untitled
Datec. 1930
MediumOil on canvas, mounted on board
DimensionsFramed: 21 3/4 × 17 5/8 inches (55.2 × 44.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor, in memory of Samuel Miles Knox Thorsen.
Object number1992.4
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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextBorn in Russia in 1899, Moses Soyer immigrated to New York with his family in 1912. There, he studied art under Ashcan school artists Robert Henri and George Bellows, becoming known for his embrace of New York’s bustling environment and diverse inhabitants in his social realist paintings. Although Soyer’s Jewish faith did not often feature prominently in his work, in this untitled portrait he depicts an Orthodox Jewish man at prayer.