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Raphael Soyer, Annunciation, 1980, oil on linen, 56 1⁄8 x 50 1⁄8 in. (142.5 x 127.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.98
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Annunciation
- Artist
- Date
- 1980
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 56 1⁄8 x 50 1⁄8 in. (142.5 x 127.3 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on linen
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Recreation — leisure — grooming
- Figure group — female
- Architecture Interior — domestic — bathroom
- Object Number
- 1986.6.98
Artwork Description
Raphael Soyer once said, “If art is to survive it must describe and express people, their lives and times. It must communicate.” Throughout his life, Soyer explored the inner individual. Annunciation is a quiet painting of two young women caught in a moment of introspection. The biblical title, which refers to the moment when an angel tells the Virgin Mary that she will bear the Messiah, is a clue to an implied meaning about regeneration and the mystery of life.
Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014
Exhibitions
October 20, 2018–November 28, 2018
This exhibition presents some of the most treasured paintings and sculpture from SAAM’s permanent collection, including artworks by Will Barnet, Isabel Bishop, Paul Cadmus, Edward Hopper, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Jacob Lawrence, George Tooker, among others.