Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9

Paul Riba
The Sun, 20th Century Magic Realism Painting by Cleveland School Artist

About the Item

Paul Riba (American, 1912-1977) The Sun Oil on masonite Signed lower right, titled verso 14 x 21.5 inches 20.75 x 28.25 inches, framed Paul Riba was a painter of Magic Realism. He explored the unreal juxtaposition of objects with his own touch of exacting realism. He spoke of his work as "invitations to pause and enjoy." Riba was born in Ohio and received his professional training at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, PA, and graduated with highest honors from the Cleveland Institute of Art where he taught for fourteen years. He was a member of Artist Guild of Palm Beach Art Institute. He worked as mural painter, advertising illustrator and instructor. Riba did many exhibitions including the Cleveland Museum of Art (permanently represented); National Academy of Design; Carnegie Institute; Illinois State Museum (permanently represented); Ohio State Capitol (permanently represented); Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC; White House, Washington, DC; Cincinnati Art Galleries, Cincinnati, Ohio did a retrospective of his work in 2000. He also won many awards and honors including a Fellow of The Royal Society of Art in London.
  • Creator:
    Paul Riba (1912 - 1977, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Beachwood, OH
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1768212866302

More From This Seller

View All
Around the Kitchen Table, Late 20th Century Family Scene, Cleveland Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Dale Slavin (American, 1946-2024) Around the Kitchen Table, 1987 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 43 x 42 inches Dale had an accomplished art career serving as a sculptor, painter ...
Category

1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

La Clarinette et La Baignoire, The Clarinet and the Bathtub and Birdcage
By Max Herve
Located in Beachwood, OH
Max Herve (French, 1926-2018) La Clarinette et La Baignoire oil on canvas signed lower right 21.5 in. h x 25.75 in. w., canvas 28 in. h. x 31.25 in. w., as framed Max Hervé was an a...
Category

Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Meeting, Large Mid-Century Painting of Seated Women, Woman Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Eleanor Arnold Clark (American, 1911-1982) The Meeting Oil on canvas Signed lower right 25 x 29 inches 36 x 40 inches, framed Eleanor Arnold Clark was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylva...
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Alice in Wonderland, 1960s Large Mural by Andrew Karoly & Louis Szanto
Located in Beachwood, OH
Andrew Karoly (Hungarian-American, 1893-1978)/ Louis Szántó (Hungarian-American, 1889-1965) Alice in Wonderland, 1960 Oil on canvas Signed and dated low...
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

In the Garden of His Eminence, 19th Century Work w/ Gilt Frame
By August Vilhelm Nikolaus Hagborg
Located in Beachwood, OH
August Vilhelm Nikolaus Hagborg (Swedish, 1852-1921) In the Garden of His Eminence Oil on wood panel Signed lower left 21 x 25.5 inches 34 x 38.25 inches, framed August Vilhelm Nikolaus Hagborg was a Swedish painter who spent most of his life in France. His father was an associate professor. Against the wishes of his parents, he decided on a career in art and, from 1872 to 1874, he studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm with Vicente Palmaroli...
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Fisherman, 20th century Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
William Schock (American, 1913–1976) The Fisherman, c. 1955 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 26 x 40 inches 34 x 48 inches, framed William Schock was...
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

You May Also Like

The Attic - Modern Surrealistic Oil Painting
By Pawel Sepielak
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pawel Sepielak is a Polish painter, book illustrator and printmaker.
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Toulouse Canal de Brienne Bridge" (2024) By Christopher Clark, Oil & Acrylic
By Christopher Clark
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Toulouse Canal de Brienne Bridge" is an original, handmade oil & acrylic painting that depicts an abstracted landscape with a small bridge going over a river sur...
Category

2010s Surrealist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Mont Saint Michel Abbey" (2024) By Christopher Clark, Oil & Acrylic Painting
By Christopher Clark
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Mont Saint Michel Abbey" is an original, handmade oil & acrylic painting that depicts an abstracted church interior with a large crowd of people gathered. Chris...
Category

2010s Surrealist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Studio Fidan
By Fidan Kim
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just arrived original oil painting by Azerbaijani artist Fidan Kim. Studio Fidan, is an original oil on canvas, signed, 2020 with an image dimension of 43 x 35 inches,...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Studio Fidan
Price Upon Request
Magical World
By Fidan Kim
Located in West Hollywood, CA
It is with great pride that we present a recently completed oil painting by Azerbaijani artist, Fidan Kim. Ms. Kim is a classically trained painter whose paintings evoke the surreal...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Château Pichon-Longueville. 1994. Canvas, oil, 80x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Château Pichon-Longueville. 1994. Canvas, oil, 80x40 cm Vladimirs Pavlovs (1950) Born May 6, 1950 in Riga. In 1981 he graduated from the department of artistic construction of the A...
Category

1990s Surrealist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Recently Viewed

View All