Artist Spotlight: Joseph Raphael

Joseph Raphael, a California native, studied at the California School of Design.

He saved money during the 1890s, first as a newspaper illustrator and later as a sign painter, to continue his artistic studies overseas. He spent most of his life aboard, living 36 years in Paris and the Netherlands.

Joseph Raphael, <em>Portrait of a Young Lady</em>. — Joseph Raphael (American, 1869–1950), *Portrait of a Young Lady*, oil on canvas (laid down on board), 16″ x 12.25″.
**Sold: $3,780**

Keeping strong ties to San Francisco, he exhibited his paintings regularly in local shows and through Albert Bender, a patron of early works of Ansel Adams and Diego Rivera. Before World War II, he returned to San Francisco and maintained a studio on 345 Sutter Street until his death on December 11, 1950.

Artist Spotlight: William Merritt Chase

This September at Clars we are thrilled to offer a rare and captivating work by William Merritt Chase — whose interiors are widely celebrated as some of the finest achievements of American Impressionism.

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Fine Art

Artist Spotlight: Salvador Dalí

Dalí established himself as perhaps the most celebrated of the Surrealist painters, famous for both his instantly recognizable visual style and for his eccentric personality and antics.

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Modern Art

Artist Spotlight: Roy Lichtenstein

Lichtenstein was one of the most prominent figures of the Pop Art movement — most known for his comic strip-inspired paintings, prints, and sculptures.

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Modern + Contemporary

Artist Spotlight: Aaron Douglas

Douglas is widely known for the murals he was commissioned to paint in several high-profile locations, including several Historically Black Colleges and Universities.