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title: "4 Ivan Albright Quotes - Famous Painter (Graven image)"
description: "Ivan Le Lorraine Albright was an American painter, sculptor and print-maker most renowned for his self-portraits, character studies, and still lifes."
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![Portrait of Ivan Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b083/author-ivan-albright-66882.jpg)

# Ivan Albright

(1897–1983)   Painter   United States

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Ivan Albright was a painter from the United States, best known for *Graven image*.

## Quick Facts About Ivan Albright

Born February 20, 1897

Died November 18, 1983

Nationality United States

Profession Painter

Notable works Graven image

Spouse Josephine Patterson Albright

## About Ivan Albright

Ivan Le Lorraine Albright was an American painter, sculptor and print-maker most renowned for his self-portraits, character studies, and still lifes. Due to his technique and dark subject matter, he is often categorized among the Magic Realists and is sometimes referred to as the "master of the macabre".

## Awards & Honors

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

##  Quotes by Ivan Albright

> [I just can't seem to paint nice things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-albright/i-just-can-t-seem-to-paint-nice-things/)

[Ivan Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-albright/)

[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/ivan-albright-66882_artist_i-just-can-t-seem-to-paint-nice-things-6_694213.png)

> [A color is as strong as the impression it creates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-albright/a-color-is-as-strong-as-the-impression-it-creates/)

[Ivan Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-albright/)

[Color](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/color/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/ivan-albright-66882_color_a-color-is-as-strong-as-the-impression-i_731764.png)

> [Loneliness is not a fault but a condition of existence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-albright/loneliness-is-not-a-fault-but-a-condition-of-existence/)

[Ivan Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-albright/)

[Being lonely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-lonely/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/ivan-albright-66882_being-lonely_loneliness-is-not-a-fault-but-a-conditio_1520568.png)

> [A painting is life and a painting is death . . . the picture is our own legacy left by tomorrow's dead for tomorrow's living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-albright/a-painting-is-life-and-a-painting-is-death-the-picture-is-our-own/)

[Ivan Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-albright/)

[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b41/ivan-albright-66882_artist_a-painting-is-life-and-a-painting-is-dea_3093768.png)

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