The artwork “Maker of Dreams” created by Ivan Albright in 1926, falls within the Magic Realism art movement and is categorized as a portrait.
The artwork depicts a man with a solemn, almost sorrowful expression, dressed in rustic and worn clothing. The sitter’s garb consists of an earthy-toned fur jacket layered over a robust brown shirt. His hands, marked with the toils of labor, are tightly gripping a bottle. The deep wrinkles and intense gaze of the man suggest a life filled with hardship, rendered with Albright’s meticulous attention to detail. The background of the painting is dark and subdued, which further accentuates the presence of the subject. Albright’s characteristic use of light and shadow gives a three-dimensional quality to the figure, making it almost life-like and enhancing the mysterious and contemplative aura of the artwork.
