Aaron Sopher
Ninth Annual Maryland Show
1941
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Aaron Sopher
Ninth Annual Maryland Show
1941
Physical Qualities
Pen and ink and watercolor on paper, Sheet: 292 × 356 mm. (11 1/2 × 14 in.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.12.556
Sharp observational drawings by one-time MICA student Aaron Sopher offer a vivid picture of Baltimore’s urban life and art scene in the early 20th century. Sopher applied his keen eye through sketches such as his rendering of Henri Matisse’s Reclining Nude I (Aurore)—on view in the nearby Cone Wing—and his illustration of the ninth annual Maryland Show, a yearly juried exhibition at the BMA featuring work by Maryland-based artists.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Aaron Sopher: Satirist of the American Condition," January 8, 1991 to February 24, 1991.
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Grand Reopening of the Cone Collection," April 22, 2001 to July 22, 2001.
Antoinette Roberts and Cecilia Wichmann, with Oscar Flores Montero, and Dylan Kaleikaumaka Hill, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "BMA Celebrates MICA 200," May 16, 2026 to Janurary 3, 2027.
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Grand Reopening of the Cone Collection," April 22, 2001 to July 22, 2001.
Antoinette Roberts and Cecilia Wichmann, with Oscar Flores Montero, and Dylan Kaleikaumaka Hill, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "BMA Celebrates MICA 200," May 16, 2026 to Janurary 3, 2027.
Inscribed: Recto, Lower right, black ink: "9th Annual/Maryland Show 1941 - No7/Aaron Sopher" Verso, Lower right, black ink: "9th Annual No. 1/Maryland Show/March-1941-/Aaron Sopher/3810 Chesley Ave./Baltimore"
On View: Contemporary Wing Second Floor, Gallery 01
