The Farmer's Kitchen 1934

"The Farmer's Kitchen" (1934) by Ivan Albright is a striking realist oil painting. It depicts an elderly woman, likely a farmer's wife, seated in her kitchen, holding a bunch of radishes in her worn hands. The painting is known for its hyperrealism, capturing the wrinkles of the woman's face, the texture of her clothing, and the worn surfaces of the kitchen with an almost photographic detail. Albright’s meticulous style and unsettling subject matter have made “The Farmer’s Kitchen” a captivating, and often unsettling, piece of American realism.