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| RAPHAEL, Joseph Morris (1869-1950). Painter Etcher.
Joseph Raphael was born in Jackson, CA on June 2, 1869. At age 18, Joseph Raphael (pronounced RUH-fell) 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 37 years, spending most of his time in Holland, France and Belgium, however, his San Francisco agent exhibited his paintings regularly in local shows. Joseph Raphael spent eight months during 1907 in San Francisco and then returned to his wife and children in Belgium. With WWII approaching, he moved to San Francisco in 1939 and maintained a studio at 345 Sutter until his death on December 11, 1950. Raphael's early works were influenced by Dutch genre painting, but his proximity to the French Impressionists soon lightened his palette. Internationally known, he was one of the foremost advocates of Impressionism in California. Joseph Raphael's works are often signed with a combination of the letters J and R. Primarily an oil painter, his oeuvre also includes watercolors, etchings, pen-and-ink drawings, and woodcuts.
Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California 1786-1940"
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