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Raya Sorkine

Raya Sorkine

France • 1936 - 2022 • 135 followers
Featured in: Famous Artists

French artist with a deep connection to his Slavic and Semitic roots, creating vibrant and emotional paintings.

Nationality

French

Categories

Painters, Printmakers

Artistic movements

Naïve Art

Themes

figurative, Portrait, Everyday life

Biography

Born in Paris in 1936, Raya remained in hiding during the war with his mother, a Russian Jewish immigrant, as well as with the family of his mother whose name he adopted. This Slavic and Semitic atmosphere marked him deeply. He never stops looking for it and transcribing it through his paintings. Although born in France, he feels Russia running through his veins. A Russia he never knew except in the breath, in the dreams, in the memory of a mother. Raya is, as they say, "a child of the ball".

At the age of twelve, he left school and, barely fourteen, with a small sketchbook, he set off on the roads like a nomad. He sleeps under the stars. Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East… he goes everywhere, drawing or painting. Later, he buys a caravan to continue his travels. Throughout his wandering life which lasts nearly twenty years, he disperses his numerous paintings throughout the world, he marries four women, of whom he has seven daughters.

Raya Sorkine puts the visitor in front of a real pictorial fireworks display. We have here a painter of joy, of love which marks his heritage. He is the heir to one of the richest revolutions in the history of art, having known classicism, impressionism and neo, the explosion of modern art and its multiple schools, Cézanne, Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall.

He paints at night while listening to “his music” (cosmic or religious). His painting is deeply Slavic and deeply Jewish.

Explore all artworks (51)

Painting, Dans un ciel d'or, Raya Sorkine

Dans un ciel d'or

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

£20,370

Painting, Mariage aux Marguerites, Raya Sorkine

Mariage aux Marguerites

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£15,941

Recommended by Artsper
Print, Flamme du bonheur, Raya Sorkine

Flamme du bonheur

Print . 31 x 38 x 0.05 cm Print . 12.2 x 15 x 0 inch

£221

Sculpture, Femme au bouquet, Raya Sorkine

Femme au bouquet

Sculpture . 41 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture . 16.1 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

£3,454

Painting, Amour Fleuri, Raya Sorkine

Amour Fleuri

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£13,727

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Print, Chanson jaune, Raya Sorkine

Chanson jaune

Print . 38 x 31 x 0.05 cm Print . 15 x 12.2 x 0 inch

£221

Print, Voyage à Paris, Raya Sorkine

Voyage à Paris

Print . 13.7 x 19 x 0.1 cm Print . 5.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch

£106 £96

Print, La Colombe de Paix, Raya Sorkine

La Colombe de Paix

Print . 31 x 38 x 1 cm Print . 12.2 x 15 x 0.4 inch

£177

Print, Mariage en Musique, Raya Sorkine

Mariage en Musique

Print . 80 x 65 x 0.2 cm Print . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

£257

Print, Flamme du bonheur, Raya Sorkine

Flamme du bonheur

Print . 31 x 38 x 1 cm Print . 12.2 x 15 x 0.4 inch

£177

Painting, Sous le ciel de Provence, Raya Sorkine

Sous le ciel de Provence

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

£7,882

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Print, Joyeux Orchestre, Raya Sorkine

Joyeux Orchestre

Print . 61 x 72 x 0.2 cm Print . 24 x 28.3 x 0.1 inch

£257

Painting, Portrait du peintre, Raya Sorkine

Portrait du peintre

Painting . 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

£8,414

Painting, La mariee au petit pont, Raya Sorkine

La mariee au petit pont

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

£22,141

Print, La Colombe de paix, Raya Sorkine

La Colombe de paix

Print . 31 x 38 x 0.05 cm Print . 12.2 x 15 x 0 inch

£221

Print, Mariage à Jérusalem, Raya Sorkine

Mariage à Jérusalem

Print . 38 x 31 x 0.05 cm Print . 15 x 12.2 x 0 inch

£221

Print, Les Mariés à la Palette, Raya Sorkine

Les Mariés à la Palette

Print . 18 x 14 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch

£106

Print, Le couple au bouquet, Raya Sorkine

Le couple au bouquet

Print . 18 x 14 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch

£106 £96

Print, Le Mariage de Caroline, Raya Sorkine

Le Mariage de Caroline

Print . 18 x 14 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch

£106

Print, Mariage au violon, Raya Sorkine

Mariage au violon

Print . 38 x 31 x 0.2 cm Print . 15 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

£159

Print, Amour perdu, Raya Sorkine

Amour perdu

Print . 18 x 14 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch

£106

Print, Les fiancés du Mardi, Raya Sorkine

Les fiancés du Mardi

Print . 19.5 x 14.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.7 x 5.6 x 0 inch

£106

Print, Musique en Bretagne, Raya Sorkine

Musique en Bretagne

Print . 18.5 x 15.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.3 x 6 x 0 inch

£106 £96

Print, La mariée bleue, Raya Sorkine

La mariée bleue

Print . 19 x 15 x 0.05 cm Print . 7.5 x 5.9 x 0 inch

£159

Print, La mariée à cheval, Raya Sorkine

La mariée à cheval

Print . 15 x 19 x 0.05 cm Print . 5.9 x 7.5 x 0 inch

£159

Print, L’enfant de Bretagne, Raya Sorkine

L’enfant de Bretagne

Print . 19 x 15 x 0.05 cm Print . 7.5 x 5.9 x 0 inch

£159

Print, L’amoureux au violon, Raya Sorkine

L’amoureux au violon

Print . 18.5 x 16 x 0.05 cm Print . 7.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch

£159

Print, Les mariés à la palette, Raya Sorkine

Les mariés à la palette

Print . 20 x 13 x 0.05 cm Print . 7.9 x 5.1 x 0 inch

£159

Print, Tolède 18 Juin 1391, Raya Sorkine

Tolède 18 Juin 1391

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

£310

Print, Les amoureux à la palette, Raya Sorkine

Les amoureux à la palette

Print . 19 x 13 x 0.2 cm Print . 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch

£106

Print, Le Carnaval, Raya Sorkine

Le Carnaval

Print . 18 x 14 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch

£106 £96

Print, L’orchestre, Raya Sorkine

L’orchestre

Print . 18.5 x 13.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 7.3 x 5.3 x 0 inch

£159

Print, Le coq vert, Raya Sorkine

Le coq vert

Print . 18.5 x 13 x 1 cm Print . 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch

Sold

Sculpture, Couple au bouquet, Raya Sorkine

Couple au bouquet

Sculpture . 29 x 20 x 8 cm Sculpture . 11.4 x 7.9 x 3.1 inch

Sold

Print, Mariage à Jérusalem, Raya Sorkine

Mariage à Jérusalem

Print . 31 x 38 x 1 cm Print . 12.2 x 15 x 0.4 inch

Sold

Sculpture, Saint Pierre, Raya Sorkine

Saint Pierre

Sculpture . 35 x 13 x 7 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 5.1 x 2.8 inch

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Painting, Esprit Lune, Raya Sorkine

Esprit Lune

Painting . 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Mariage au violon, Raya Sorkine

Mariage au violon

Print . 38 x 31 x 0.2 cm Print . 15 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

Sold

Print, Bonheur et Musique, Raya Sorkine

Bonheur et Musique

Print . 18 x 14 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch

Sold

Painting, La Carte du Roy, Raya Sorkine

La Carte du Roy

Painting . 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

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Print, L'envol de la Vie, Raya Sorkine

L'envol de la Vie

Print . 19 x 14.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.5 x 5.7 x 0 inch

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Print, Le couple du soleil, Raya Sorkine

Le couple du soleil

Print . 20 x 15 x 0.05 cm Print . 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

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Print, La Mariée au cheval vert, Raya Sorkine

La Mariée au cheval vert

Print . 18 x 14 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch

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Painting, Jour de Chabbat, Raya Sorkine

Jour de Chabbat

Painting . 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

Sold

Painting, Paroles éternelles, Raya Sorkine

Paroles éternelles

Painting . 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

Sold

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