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Allen Tucker Art

American, 1866-1939
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.
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Artist: Allen Tucker
"Misty Day, New England Harbor" Allen Tucker, Impressionist, Reflections
"Misty Day, New England Harbor" Allen Tucker, Impressionist, Reflections

"Misty Day, New England Harbor" Allen Tucker, Impressionist, Reflections

By Allen Tucker

Located in New York, NY

Allen Tucker Misty Day, New England Harbor, 1906 Signed and dated lower right, signed and dated on stretcher Oil on canvas 25 1/8 x 30 1/8 inches Provenance E. & A. Milch, Inc., New...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Allen Tucker Art

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American modernist portrait of a young woman by Allen Tucker
American modernist portrait of a young woman by Allen Tucker

American modernist portrait of a young woman by Allen Tucker

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Located in Colfax, CA

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1910s American Modern Allen Tucker Art

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Allen Tucker “Winter Evening” Original Oil Painting, Tonalist NYC Landscape

Allen Tucker “Winter Evening” Original Oil Painting, Tonalist NYC Landscape

By Allen Tucker

Located in Rockport, MA

Allen Tucker, often referred to as “the American Van Gogh" was an influential figure in early American Modernism. Known for atmospheric city scenes, moody nocturnes, and tonal experi...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Allen Tucker Art

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Oil

Towards the Hills, 1923

Towards the Hills, 1923

By Allen Tucker

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

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 de...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Allen Tucker Art

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Oil

Western Landscape, Modern Watercolor by Allen Tucker 1931
Western Landscape, Modern Watercolor by Allen Tucker 1931

Western Landscape, Modern Watercolor by Allen Tucker 1931

By Allen Tucker

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Allen Tucker, American (1866 - 1939) Title: Western Landscape Year: 1931 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed and dated Size: 14 in. x 20 in. (35.56 cm x 50.8 cm)

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Hillside pastel by Allen Tucker
Hillside pastel by Allen Tucker

Hillside pastel by Allen Tucker

By Allen Tucker

Located in Hudson, NY

Hillside (1918) Pastel on grey paper 8 ½"x7 ¾" 23 ½" x 19 ½" x 1 ½" signed "Allen Tucker March 1918" lower right. Provenance: Gift from the artist to his friend Una Brage, USA/Switzerland, in the 1930s. Estate of Ms. Brage to her friend Jean Corbett Peck, daughter of architect Harvey Wiley Corbett. By descent to her daughter About this artist: Allen Tucker, was an architect and painter so influenced by Vincent Van Gogh that he was called "Vincent in America". (Gerdts 291) Robert Henri and Maurice Prendergast were also credited as having an influence on Tucker's brushwork and compositions, the latter decisively. However, as his painting evolved, he did not fit into any tidy slot for description and was known as an individualist not easily categorized in American art history. Tucker was born in Brooklyn in 1866 and graduated from the School of Mines of Columbia University with a degree in architecture and took a job as an architectural draftsman in the architectural firm of McIvaine and Tucker, his fathers business. During that time, he studied painting at the Art Students League with Impressionist John H...

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Early 20th Century Modern Allen Tucker Art

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Watercolor of the Oak Tree by Allen Tucker
Watercolor of the Oak Tree by Allen Tucker

Watercolor of the Oak Tree by Allen Tucker

By Allen Tucker

Located in Hudson, NY

Landscape watercolor by Allen Tucker of an oak tree. This piece, along with several others, was gifted to Una Brage, a friend of the artist in the 1930s. More about this artist: Allen Tucker, was an architect and painter so influenced by Vincent Van Gogh that he was called "Vincent in America". (Gerdts 291) Robert Henri and Maurice Prendergast were also credited as having an influence on Tucker's brushwork and compositions, the latter decisively. However, as his painting evolved, he did not fit into any tidy slot for description and was known as an individualist not easily categorized in American art history. Tucker was born in Brooklyn in 1866 and graduated from the School of Mines of Columbia University with a degree in architecture and took a job as an architectural draftsman in the architectural firm of McIvaine and Tucker, his fathers business. During that time, he studied painting at the Art Students League with Impressionist John H. Twachtman, but it was not until around 1904, when he was 38, that Tucker became a full-time painter, leaving architecture behind. Many of his early canvases were classically Impressionistic with poplar trees resembling those of Van Gogh and haystacks and corn shocks...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Allen Tucker Art

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Paper, Watercolor

The Rainstorm a watercolor by Allen Tucker
The Rainstorm a watercolor by Allen Tucker

The Rainstorm a watercolor by Allen Tucker

By Allen Tucker

Located in Hudson, NY

Signed and dated "Allen Tucker 1930" lower left. Artwork measures 14" x 11 ¾" and framed 19" x 16 ½" x 2 ¼". Provenance: Gift from the artist to his friend Una Brage, USA/Switzerland, in the 1930s Estate of Ms. Brage to her friend Jean Corbett Peck, daughter of architect Harvey Wiley Corbett By descent About this artist: Allen Tucker, was an architect and painter so influenced by Vincent Van Gogh that he was called "Vincent in America". (Gerdts 291) Robert Henri and Maurice Prendergast were also credited as having an influence on Tucker's brushwork and compositions, the latter decisively. However, as his painting evolved, he did not fit into any tidy slot for description and was known as an individualist not easily categorized in American art history. Tucker was born in Brooklyn in 1866 and graduated from the School of Mines of Columbia University with a degree in architecture and took a job as an architectural draftsman in the architectural firm of McIvaine and Tucker, his fathers business. During that time, he studied painting at the Art Students League with Impressionist John H. Twachtman, but it was not until around 1904, when he was 38, that Tucker became a full-time painter, leaving architecture behind. Many of his early canvases were classically Impressionistic with poplar trees resembling those of Van Gogh and haystacks and corn shocks...

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1930s Modern Allen Tucker Art

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Paper, Watercolor

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