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Malvin Marr Albright Art

American, 1897-1983

A painter and sculptor, Malvin Albright was born in Chicago, one of the twin sons of Adam Emory Albright, a 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. 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. Malvin 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. Malvin 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.

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A charming 1930s Modern watercolor of a reclining woman, studio interior scene
A charming 1930s Modern watercolor of a reclining woman, studio interior scene

A charming 1930s Modern watercolor of a reclining woman, studio interior scene

By Malvin Marr Albright

Located in Chicago, IL

A charming, 1933 American Scene studio scene watercolor of a reclining young woman in a red dress by notable Chicago Modern artist, Malvin Marr Albright (Zsissily). Image size: 12 ...

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1930s American Modern Malvin Marr Albright Art

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

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

By Malvin Marr Albright

Located in Milwaukee, WI

'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...

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1940s American Modern Malvin Marr Albright Art

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Lithograph

"Victoria" original lithograph signed by Malvin Marr "Zsissly" Albright
"Victoria" original lithograph signed by Malvin Marr "Zsissly" Albright

"Victoria" original lithograph signed by Malvin Marr "Zsissly" Albright

By Malvin Marr Albright

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The present print, "Victoria," is the most iconic example of the printmaking of Malvin Marr Albright, called Zsissly. The composition for the image comes from Albright's painting from about 1935, done while he was studying at the Art Institute of Chicago. We can see clearly in the image how he possesses the same skill for unsettling, magic realist images as his more famous twin brother Ivan Le Lorraine: The lady Victoria sits at a dining room table, surrounded by luxurious still-life objects. All the textures and surfaces of the image express a horror vacui as seen in his painted works, such as "The Trail of Time is Dust" at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. The door in this print recalls one of the more famous works by his brother, "That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do (The Door)" at the Art Institute of Chicago. 1947, after ca. 1935 original painting 8 1/2 x 13 inches, image 12 x 16 inches, sheet 16 1/4 x 20 1/2 frame Signed in pencil, lower right Title in pencil, lower left Published by Associated American Artists Inc. Unnumbered from the edition of 250 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...

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1940s American Modern Malvin Marr Albright Art

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Lithograph

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