Ivan Albright was the son of Adam Emory Albright, a landscape painter. During World War I, he made medical drawings for a hospital in Nantes, France. This impacted the approach that he later developed, a realist style that depicted aging flesh in meticulous detail. Albright style is highly individualistic and he is generally considered to be an important Magic Realist. His brother, Marvin was also a painter and sculptor.

Memories of the Past (1927)

Burgomeister with Key
(1925-26)

Ah God, Herrings, Buoys, the Glittering Sea (1940)

Fleeting Time, Thou Hast Left Me Old (1928-29)

Self-Portrait (1934)

Woman (1928)

Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida (1929-30)

Portrait of Mary Block (1955-57)

There Were No Flowers Tonight (1929)

Heavy the Oar to Him Who Is Tired, Heavy the Coat, Heavy the Sea (1929)