Louis Ribak

Home Relief Station
1935–1936

Oil painting depicting a crowded courtroom scene with various figures, including a central woman testifying or speaking to a seated official across a table, a man standing beside her, and a diverse audience of onlookers with focused and varied expressions. The setting is dimly lit, emphasizing the solemn atmosphere of the judicial proceeding. The artwork is signed "C. Ribjak" in the lower right corner.

Oil painting depicting a crowded courtroom scene with various figures, including a central woman testifying or speaking to a seated official across a table, a man standing beside her, and a diverse audience of onlookers with focused and varied expressions. The setting is dimly lit, emphasizing the solemn atmosphere of the judicial proceeding. The artwork is signed "C. Ribjak" in the lower right corner.

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Date
1935–1936

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 28 1/8 × 36 1/8in. (71.4 × 91.8 cm)

Accession number
36.148

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/285

Exhibitions

Third Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting

Nov 10–Dec 10, 1936

Louis Ribak
4 works in the collection

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