Ivan Albright

Ivan Albright
(American, 1897-1983)

Maine Landscape (Schoodic Point), 1940
watercolor and gouache on paper signed Ivan Le Lorraine Albright and dated (lower right)
13 x 19 inches.
Property from the Collection of Daniel Weinberg, Highland Park, Illinois Fine Art signed Ivan Le Lorraine Albright and dated (lower right)
Framed: 20 3/3 x 26 3/4 inches.
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 20 inches.
Sheet is free and in direct contact with frame glass; light burn around image perimeter; approximately 1/2" x 5" of vertical water staining along upper left edge; minor cracking of white gouache in upper right corner; minor frame abrasions along margins, visible only in raking light; verso bears dirt residue overall and tape remnants along edges. Additional images available upon request.

Provenance:
The Artist
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Weinberg, Glencoe, Illinois, acquired directly from the Artist
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature:
Michael Croydon, Ivan Albright, New York, 1978, pl. 57, p. 151, illus.

After the death of his mother in 1938, Ivan, his twin Malvin, and their father, Adam Emory Ablright, escaped to Maine, turning to their art to deal with the grief. Ivan continued to visit Maine thereafter throughout his life. In 1940, he visited Corea, Maine, where he worked mainly in gouache. The mood in the present work is one of mediation and calm reflectiveness.