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Louis Ribak
Taos in Winter, 1960s Large Abstract Oil Painting, White, Red, Gray, Blue
circa 1960s

$38,500List Price

About the Item

'Taos in Winter' is an abstract 1960s oil on canvas painting, signed by artist Louis Leon Ribak (1902-1979). Dominant colors of white, brown, red, and blue. Presented framed, outer dimensions measure 59 ¼ x 77 ¼ x ¾ inches. Image size is 58 ¼ x 76 ¼ inches. Presented framed, outer dimensions measure 59 ¼ x 77 ¼ x ¾ inches. Image size is 58 ¼ x 76 ¼ inches. About the Artist: Born Russian Poland, 1902 Died New Mexico, 1979 Louis Ribak emigrated with his family from Russian Poland to New York City in 1912. He studied at the Art Students League during the early 1920’s under John Sloan. Sloan was an editor for the radical periodical, New Masses, and prompted the young artist to illustrate for the publication. In 1929, Ribak’s involvement with New Masses led him to become a founding member of a closely associated group, the John Reed Club. Over the next few years he exhibited with the club and, in 1933, he received attention from critics including the New York Sun for his painting, Striking Farmers. Ribak joined the Silk Screen Group in the late 1930’s as he believed, along with a group of liberal artists, that the print medium was the “people’s art of the twentieth century.” Also during the 1930’s, Ribak worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) as a muralist. In 1942, he married fellow artist Beatrice Mandelman. In the mid 1940’s, the couple followed the advice of John Sloan and moved to New Mexico. The move was prompted in part by the desire for a healthier climate for Ribak but also because they felt a need to leave New York as they had become disillusioned by “dissention between Social Realists and Abstract Expressionists.” In 1947, the Ribaks’ opened and instructed at the Taos Valley Art School. The school closed in 1953 when the couple returned to New York City. However, the move back to New York was short-lived and they settled permanently in Taos in 1956. In 1959, the couple opened the Gallery Ribak in their home. The gallery showed their own work as well as that of other Taos artists. In addition to the gallery, Ribak regularly exhibited in other locations throughout the region. In New Mexico, Ribak shifted his to focus entirely to full abstraction saying that as an artist he was “not truly anything. I am against everything. Damned abstract[ionists], realists, illustrators…” Exhibited: Society of Independent Artists, 1925; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual, 1933, 1946, 1950, 1953; World’s Fair, New York, 1939; Golden Gate Exposition, San Francisco, 1939; Corcoran Gallery biennial, 1947; Art Institute of Chicago; Brooklyn Museum; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Newark Museum; Springfield Museum of Fine Art; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Walker Art Center; Whitney Museum of American Art; Worcester Museum of Art. Works Held: Brooklyn Museum; Newark Museum; United States Post Office, Albemarle, North Carolina (WPA mural); University of Arizona; Whitney Museum of American Art. Further Reading: Taos Artists and Their Patrons, 1898-1950, Dean A. Porter, Tessa Hayes Ebie and Suzan Campbell, Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, 1999.; Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Vol. 3. Peter Hastings Falk, Georgia Kuchen and Veronica Roessler, eds., Sound View Press, Madison, Connecticut, 1999. 3 Vols.

Creator:
Louis Ribak (1902-1972, American)
Creation Year:
circa 1960s
Dimensions:
Height: 59.25 in (150.5 cm)Width: 77.25 in (196.22 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Movement & Style:
Abstract
Period:
1960-1969
Framing:
Frame Included
Framing Options Available
Condition:
Painting is in very good condition - please contact us for a detailed condition report.
Gallery Location:
Denver, CO
Reference Number:
Seller: 249011stDibs: LU27311146712

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