Joseph Raffael
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Joseph Raffael is an American
United States
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 contemporary
Contemporary art
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 realist
Realism (visual arts)
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 painter
Painting
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His paintings are almost all presented on a very large scale.
He lives with his wife, Lannis Raffael in the south of France.

In the United States
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, Joseph Raffael's works are available for viewing at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York
New York
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Raffael's work was featured on the cover of the June 2007 issue of Watercolor Magic
Watercolor Magic
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magazine.

Awards

  • 1975 Purchase Prize, Concours d'Antiques, Oakland Museum, California
  • 1974 First Prize, Tokyo International Biennial, Japan
    Japan
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  • 1960 Louis C. Tiffany Fellowship

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