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Allen Tucker Paintings

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
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 Paintings

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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

By Allen Tucker

Located in Colfax, CA

American modern portrait of a young woman with a bow in her hair by Allen Tucker. Tucker was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1866 and graduated from the School of Mines at Columbia Uni...

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

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