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Malvin Marr Albright
'Lobsterman's Wharf, Maine' original lithograph signed by "Zsissly" Albright

ca. 1946

$2,500
£1,919.76
€2,202.27
CA$3,512.79
A$3,934.11
CHF 2,052.75
MX$48,053.42
NOK 26,116.99
SEK 24,618.39
DKK 16,435.25

About the Item

'Lobsterman's Wharf, Maine' is an original lithograph signed by Malvin Marr "Zsissly" Albright. While Malvin Marr – along with his better-known identical twin Ivan Albright – was known for his meticulous and unsettling magic realist compositions, he and his brother were also prolific in capturing landscapes of the coast of Maine where the two spent several consecutive summers away from Chicago over their lives. Sometimes these Maine landscapes and views would be painterly and seemingly antithetical to the careful realism of his other work; but in this example, however, the wharf is treated with the same macabre decay as his human subjects. In the composition, the shack in the foreground leans and seems to creak in the wind. Two figures, each as aged and gray as the shack itself, indicate the long hard work of fishing and trapping lobsters. This image may have been one of Malvin Marr's most widely seen: it is based on a painting of the same year, which was used as an ad for Maxwell Coffee House, which described the image as a little village with "large horizons looking out to the sea. All up and down our long coastline their salty, sunbleached, windswept charm is a picturesque part of the American Scene." lithograph in black on wove paper from the edition of 250 9 5/8 x 13 inches, image 12 1/8 x 17 inches, sheet 18 3/4 x 22 inches, frame Signed in the stone, lower right Signed in pencil, lower left Published by Associated American Artists Framed to conservation standards using archival materials including 100 percent rag matting and mounting, and Museum Glass to inhibit fading and to reduce glare. Matted with a quarter-inch cream bevel and housed in a curved profile silver finish wood frame. Print in overall excellent condition with; housed in a new custom frame. A painter and sculptor, Malvin Albright was born in Chicago, one of twin sons of Adam Emory Albright, famous Chicago figure painter of juvenile subjects, who often used Malvin and his brother Ivan Le Lorraine as models. Malvin's middle name, Marr, was after Wisconsin artist Carl von Marr, painting companion of his father. The father's academic background at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and study in Paris and Munich set precedents for his sons, and Ivan also became a well-known painter. Malvin took the professional last name of Zsissly with which he signed much of his work. The reason for this is said to be that Adam Albright wanted his family to be represented at both ends of alphabetical art catalogs, and since he already had the front end covered, Malvin was chosen to become "Zsissly." Malvin studied at the Chicago Art Institute, the University of Illinois, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in New York City with Albin Polasek, and Charles Grafly. He lived and worked in Warrenville, Illinois at the Albright Studios and also had many commissions in Chicago. He began as a painter and then turned primarily to sculpture. However, he continued to paint occasionally and did sketching in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, and Texas. He earned prestigious credentials including that of Academician of the National Academy of Design, Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, and member of the National Sculpture Society. Biography from the Archives of askART
  • Creator:
    Malvin Marr Albright (1897 - 1983, American)
  • Creation Year:
    ca. 1946
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.75 in (47.63 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Print in overall excellent condition with; housed in a new custom frame.
  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 10705g1stDibs: LU60535943682

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