Artist: Moses Soyer (1899 Russia – 1974 USA). An American artist of Jewish origin.
Title: Backstage.
Dimensions :Image 11 1/4" x 9 3/8". Frame 18 1/2" x 14 1/2".
Publisher: Associated American Artists (New York, 1934–1981).
Date: 1945.
Materials and Techniques: Lithograph on wove paper.
Mat and Frame: Matted and framed. No glass.
Condition: aging to the paper. Worn frame.
Catalog Raisonne: AAA 733.
Signed, and titled: signed in pencil l.r., titled in pencil l.m.
Museums and Libraries: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Object number
84.172
Note: Soyer was married to a ballet artist; the life of ballet backstage is one of his favorite subjects.