Heavy the Oar to Him Who Is Tired, Heavy the Coat, Heavy the Sea

Provenance

Ivan Albright (1897–1983), from 1929 to 1949; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1949 [as 1949.961]; deaccessioned by exchange (along with Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida [then 1947.519, now 1977.34] and Oh God, Herrings, Buoys, the Glittering Sea [then 1941.828, now 1977.32]) to Ivan Albright for That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do (The Door) (1955.645), 1956 [Art Institute of Chicago, Board of Trustees Minutes, March 14, 1955]; sold or possibly given to Earle (1898–1981) and Mary Ludgin (1894–1962), Chicago, 1956 [letter from Earle Ludgin to Ivan Albright, June 27, 1955; letter from Earle Ludgin to Ivan Albright, December 27, 1955; letter from Earle Ludgin to Daniel Catton Rich, May 28, 1956; copies in curatorial object file, Arts of the Americas]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1959.

Heavy the Oar to Him Who Is Tired, Heavy the Coat, Heavy the Sea

Ivan Albright

1929

Accession Number

9535

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

135.3 × 86.4 cm (53 1/4 × 34 in.)

Classification

oil on canvas

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Ludgin