Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida
Ivan Albright (American, 1897–1983)
1929–30
On view — Gallery 262 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Holding a mirror, powdering her chest, and surrounded with accoutrements of fashion and beauty, the figure portrayed here does not necessarily inspire thoughts of youth and vibrancy. Rather, as one critic put it when this painting was first exhibited, he saw a “woman with flesh the color of a…
Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 142.9 × 119.2 cm (56 1/4 × 47 in.)
- Origin
- United States