Paul Riba was a painter of Magic Realism. He explored the unreal juxtaposition of objects with his own touch of exacting realism. He spoke of his work as "invitations to pause and enjoy."
Riba was born in Ohio and received his professional training at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, PA, and graduated with highest honors from the Cleveland Institute of Art where he taught for fourteen years.
He was a member of Artist Guild of Palm Beach Art Institute. He worked as mural painter, advertising illustrator and instructor. Riba did many exhibitions including the Cleveland Museum of Art (permanently represented); National Academy of Design; Carnegie Institute; Illinois State Museum (permanently represented); Ohio State Capitol (permanently represented); Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC; White House, Washington, DC; Cincinnati Art Galleries, Cincinnati, Ohio did a retrospective of his work in 2000. He also won many awards and honors including a Fellow of The Royal Society of Art in London.
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Works by Paul Riba
The Sun, ca. 1950 Paul Riba
Untitled, ca. 1950 Paul Riba
Driftwood and Fish, ca. 1950 Paul Riba
Wart Hog Paul Riba
Walrus Paul Riba
Kingfisher Paul Riba
Rhino Paul Riba
Bighorn Sheep Paul Riba
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Chickadee and Kinglet, c. 1945 Paul Riba
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Tall Sycamores Paul Riba
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Cleveland and the Cuyahoga River Paul Riba
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Three Masks, 1956 Paul Riba