Description: This listing is for the original circa 1940 Margaret Prosser Allison Allen (1913-2007) cityscape painting pictured above. About this work: A lovely WPA era cityscape with buildings, trees, and a train by American female artist Margaret Prosser Allison Allen (1913-2007). This work features a brilliant, modernist palette that highlights the color of this small town. Loose, impressionistic brushwork complements this fleeting moment as a train passes by with a billow of smoke in the foreground. Numerous colorful buildings dot the wooded town and rolling hills can be seen in the distance, rounding out the rest of the composition. Relatively little is written about Allen’s life. She received her BA and MFA from the University of Washington and also studied under artists Alexander Archipenko & Amadee Ozenfant. She exhibited six times at the Northwest Annual between 1938-1948 and over ten times at the Delaware Annual between 1942-1964. She also exhibited at the Weyhe Gallery, NYC in 1947 and the University of Delaware Faculty Group Show at the Delaware Art Museum in 1972. In addition to her art, she worked as a Design professor at the University of Delaware for several decades. In 1947, she married Ned B. Allen, who was also an educator (hence the addition of “Allen” to her name). This work is oil on canvas and is signed in the lower right and inscribed on the stretcher. It is housed in an appropriate, later frame. Size: 20 inches tall by 25 inches wide (painting) 23.75 inches tall by 29 inches wide (frame) Provenance: Private collection, VA; Acquired from the above Condition: Very good overall condition. Areas of surface craquelure commensurate with age. Two small touch ups in sky. Frame with typical wear and scratching. It is ready to be displayed and enjoyed! This work will be carefully packed and shipped with insurance and signature confirmation. Free local pick up is also available. International buyers - please note I cannot lower the declared value of the package for customs. I frequently receive messages from people after I sell an item, asking if it is definitely gone. If something catches your eye, don't hesitate to inquire before it is sold! Feel free to ask any questions.
Price: 1295 USD
Location: Morrisville, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-06T17:27:42.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Margaret Prosser Allison Allen
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Margaret Prosser Allison Allen
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Title: Untitled (Cityscape with Train)
Material: Canvas, Oil
Framing: Framed
Subject: Landscape, Cityscapes, Small Town, Buildings, Architecture, Houses, Trees, Hills, Train, Sky, Locomotive, America, USA
Personalize: No
Type: Painting
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 20
Style: Impressionism, Regionalism, Regionalist, Modernist, Modernism, Americana, WPA, Figurative Art, American, 20th Century
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK), Signed, Framed
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 25 in
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
