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Joseph Raphael

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Joseph Morris Raphael (1869 - 1950) was active/lived in California / Netherlands, Europe.  Joseph Raphael is known for Landscape, figure, still life and genre painting.

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 Considered a foremost exponent of pure French Impressionism, Joseph Raphael spent much of his career in Europe although California lays a strong claim to him. He was both a painter and etcher and was born in Jackson, California in 1869.

At age eighteen, Raphael began a ten-year study period at the School of Design in San Francisco under Arthur Mathews and Douglas Tilden.  In 1902 he furthered his art studies in Paris at Ecole des Beaux-Arts and Academie Julian under Laurens.  Europe remained his home for the next thirty-seven years, spending most of his time in Holland, France, and Belgium while his San Francisco agent exhibited his paintings regularly in local shows.

With World War II approaching, he moved to San Francisco in 1939 and maintained a studio at 345 Sutter Street until his death on December 11, 1950.

His early works were influenced by Dutch genre painting, but his proximity to the French Impressionists soon lightened his palette.  Int   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7826 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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.  askART lists Joseph Raphael in 2 of its research Essays. Joseph Raphael has 42 artist signature examples available in our database.

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Facts about Joseph Raphael

   Publications  Book References:  44
Magazine References:  6

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6 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Joseph Raphael
Magazine Article Date Author Color
California Art Club Newsletter Still Life Painting in California February 2004 Adams, Elaine No
ARTnews Reviews February 2004 Editors, ARTnews No
American Art Review The Golden Age of American Impressi December 2003 Gerdts, William H Yes
The Magazine Antiques Calendar August 2003 Luhrs, Kathleen Yes
American Art Review Travels of American Impressionists August 2002 Solon, Deborah Epstein Yes
American Art Review California Paintings 1910-1940 October 2000 Harlow, Ann Yes
44 Book References for Joseph Raphael
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2005 Reis, Mary Clare; Lisa N. Peters et all Fine American Art from 1845 to 1960 (Spanierman Gallery, LLC
(Exhibition catalog)		 0 Yes
2003 Gerdts, William H (essay) The Golden Age of American Impressionism
(Exhibition catalog)		 128 Yes
2003 Gerdts, William H. (Essay) Joseph Raphael, An Artistic Journey Spanierman Gallery, LLC
(Exhibition catalog)		 132 Yes
2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
Available For Sale.		 1249 No
2002 Solon, Deborah Epstein In and Out of California: Travels of American Impressionists
(Exhibition catalog)		 152 No
2002 Spanierman Gallery (Editor) The Spirit of America: American Art from 1829 to 1970
(Exhibition catalog)		 120 Yes
2001 Peters, Lisa Two Hundred Years of American Watercolors, Pastels and Drawings
(Exhibition catalog)		 111 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1998 Gerdts, William; Will South California Impressionism 284 Yes
1998 Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall California Art: 450 Years of Painting & Other Media 560 Yes
1998 Redfern, Ray Redfern Gallery: 1998
(Exhibition catalog)		 73 Yes
1996 Landauer, Susan; Donald D. Keyes and Jean Stern California Impressionists
(Exhibition catalog)		 103 Yes
1995 Scheinman, Muriel A Guide to Art At the University of Illinois 218 Yes
1993 Southwest Art The Red Book Western American Price Index 126 No
1992 Gerdts, William H Masterworks of American Impressionism from the Pfeil Collection
(Exhibition catalog)		 282 Yes
1991 Peters, Lisa N American Impressionist Masterpieces 119 Yes
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)		 1117 No
1990 Gerdts, William H Masterworks of American Impressionism 163 Yes
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three 396 Yes
1989 Coran, James/W A Nelson-Rees If Pictures Could Talk Stories About California Paintings 382 Yes
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)		 612 No
1989 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California, 1786-1940 637 No
1989 Spanierman Gallery American Works on Paper III
(Exhibition catalog)		 150 Yes
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1986 Westphal, Ruth Lilly Plein Air Painters of California: The North 220 Yes
1986 Zellman, Michael David 300 Years of American Art (two volumes) 1102 Yes
1985 Dawdy, Doris Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary 1184 No
1985 DuPont, Diana, K Holland San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Paintings and Sculpture Collection 402 Yes
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Gerdts, William H American Impressionism
(Exhibition catalog)		 336 Yes
1984 Orr-Cahill, Christina The Art of California Selected Works/ Oakland Museum 199 Yes
1983 Gerdts, William H Down Garden Paths The Floral Environment in American Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 144 Yes
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1981 Baird, Joseph Armstrong Jr From Exposition to Exposition Northern California Painting 1915-1939
(Exhibition catalog)		 88 No
1981 Jones, Harvey L; John Caldwell; Terry St. John Impressionism, the California View
(Exhibition catalog)		 104 Yes
1980 Gerdts, William H American Impressionism: The Henry Art Gallery
(Exhibition catalog)		 179 Yes
1974 Boyle, Richard American Impressionism 238 Yes
1940 Ball, Charlotte (editor) Who's Who in American Art, 1940-1941, Volume III Contemporary American Artists 790 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1931 Neuhaus, Eugen The History and Ideals of American Art 444 No
1915 Walter, John; Pedro Lemos Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit 112 No
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