Show Case Doll

1954

Ivan Albright

Associated Names
Ivan Albright

Artist, American, 1897 - 1983

This is a drawing of an intricately detailed scene within a casket. The image presents an elaborate composition featuring a figure dressed in opulent, richly adorned fabrics lying inside a coffin. The scene is observed from an overhead view, capturing the texture and intricate patterns of the fabrics that envelop the figure. Various ornamental elements, such as lace and embroidery, embellish the garments. The shading techniques used in the drawing add depth and a sense of realism to the depiction, enhancing the interplay of light and shadow across the detailed surfaces.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Peter Pollack

  • Dimensions

    image: 43.82 × 64.77 cm (17 1/4 × 25 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.10.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Grayson 1978, no. 15

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1978

  • Albright, Ivan, and Gael Grayson. Graven Image: The Prints of Ivan Albright, 1931-1977. Illinois: Lake Forest College, 1978, no. 15.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Show Case Doll; lower center in graphite: Litho on Stone; lower right in graphite: Ivan Albright

Wikidata ID

Q65570762

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