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4 unusual facts about Soyer


Soyer

Isaac Soyer (1902–1981), Russian-born American social realist painter who often portrayed working-class people of New York City

Alexis Soyer (1810–1858), French chef who became the most famous cook in Victorian London

Ferdi Sabit Soyer (born 1952), former de facto Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Raphael Soyer (1899–1987), Russian-born American painter, draftsman, and printmaker


Eşref

Eşref Vaiz, minister in the 20th Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, under Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer

Eugénie Charen

Her Matilda makes Malek Abdel promise to become a Christian (1812) was engraved by Mme Soyer, whilst the evocative Inez de Castro and her Children at the feet of the king of Portugal remains at the Trianon Palace at Versailles, near Paris.

Ferdinand von Miller

After a sojourn at the academy in Munich and a preliminary engagement at the royal brass foundry, Miller traveled to Paris in 1833, where he learnt from Soyer and Blus the varied technique necessary for bronze working.

Moses Soyer

"Capturing Artists" by Jeffrey Sussman, published in The East Hampton Star, recounts the author's friendship with Moses Soyer and the photographic studies he did of him.

Raphael Soyer

Raphael Soyer and his identical twin brother, Moses, were born in Borisoglebsk, Tambov, a southern province of Russia in 1899.

Soyer was hired in 1940, along with eight other prominent American artists, to document dramatic scenes and characters during the production of the film The Long Voyage Home, a cinematic adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's plays.


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