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Allen Tucker
Towards the Hills, 1923

1923

$38,500
£29,066.52
€34,020.31
CA$54,708.53
A$55,643.74
CHF 31,818.05
MX$673,056.78
NOK 372,801.22
SEK 372,711.69
DKK 254,321.16

About the Item

Allen Tucker (1866-1939) Towards the Hills, 1923 Oil on canvas 28 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches 72.4 x 87.6 cm Signed lower left: Allen Tucker / 1923 Provenance Arthur Harrow, New York; By descent in the family; Avery Galleries, 2022; Private collection, Pennsylvania, 2024 Exhibitions Milch Galleries, New York Chicago Arts Club, 1927 Description Exposure to the latest artistic currents at the 1913 Armory Show had a profound effect on Tucker's own artistic development, prompting him to move away from impressionism to a more subjective manner inspired by Post-Impressionism, especially the art of Vincent van Gogh. Tucker subsequently became one of the first American painters to experiment with pure color, spirited brushwork, and a heavily encrusted paint surface, prompting critics to dub him the "Van Gogh of America."1 A landscape specialist, Tucker's greatest delight was in painting the countryside of Maine and Massachusetts, the sea and coast of the East, and the Highlands of New Jersey. He was also drawn to scenes in France and Italy. As was the case with van Gogh, Tucker sought themes of solitude and isolation, favoring robust expanses of meadowland and mountain scenery, as well as inland forests. Both Tucker and van Gogh viewed trees as symbols of growth and renewal, and accordingly, portrayed them as dynamic, upward- shooting forms. He energized his compositions through bold juxtapositions of contrasting forms−foreground to background, dark to light−that have a dynamism drawn from his brushwork. 1 See, for example, James W. Lane, "Vincent in America: Allen Tucker," Art News, Vol. 38, December, 1939, pages 171-178.
  • Creator:
    Allen Tucker (1866-1939, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1923
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)Width: 34.5 in (87.63 cm)
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  • Condition:
    All works offered by this seller are in very good to excellent condition. Please contact us for a detailed condition report.
  • Gallery Location:
    Bryn Mawr, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2773215122922

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