Greta Allen

untitled (Maine Autumn Landscape across the narrows from Mt. Desert)

1945-1955

Standing Lincoln: The Man, Lincoln Park, Illinois Watercolor and graphite on paper , c. 1895 Signed in script lower right (see photo) The scene depicts the Augustus Saint-Gaudens bro...

Untitled Watercolor on paper, c,. 1890 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the artist Image/Sheet size: 3 1/4 x 4 1/8 inches From Wikipedia "Francis Augustus Lathrop (June 22, 1849 – Oct...

West Gouldsboro (Looking Across Mt. Desert Narrows) Watercolor on paper, c. 1945-1955 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Condition: Excellent Image/Sheet size: 9 7/8 x 12 1/2 inches Regarding the Maine subject matter of her watercolors, we know that Allen taught art in West Gouldsboro, ME, located near Arcadia National Forest. This watercolor was most probably done in that vicinity. A local Maine newsletter mentions “the artist Greta Allen’s house” as artist residing in West Gouldsboro, Maine in a house formerly owned by James Hill. West Gouldsboro is located just east of the Mt. Desert Narrows, across Frenchman Bay from Mt. Desert Island and Arcadia National Park. Please see attached images for detailed information about the artist's life and time in Maine. Greta Allen, who is sometimes listed under her married name Dietz, was born in Boston in 1881. At the Massachusetts Normal Art School she took elementary lessons from Joseph R. DeCamp, then Frank Benson was her teacher at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Although her work seems to be only in private collections today, Allen exhibited at the Boston Art Club, at the Copley Society...

Spring Landscape with house and figure A preliminary watercolor for a color aquatint, illustrated on line, title unknown Signed lower left in block letters (see photo) Watercolor and...

Temple of Isis Philae (verso) Dpouoble sided watercolor, 1902 Signed on front lower left: "Henry Bacon" and dated 1902 Note: The Temple of Isis is located on the Island of Philae at ...

untitled (Maine Autumn Landscape across the narrows from Mt. Desert) Watercolor, 1945-1955 Signed by the artist lower left in pencil (see photo) Provenance: Estate of the artist Cond...

John Whorf was one of the most accomplished and esteemed watercolorists of the first half of the twentieth century. Creating realist depictions of urban and rural imagery, he worked ...

Serene watercolor of a stream by an unknown artist named Stow (20th century). Signed "Stow" in the lower right corner. We sourced a group of watercolors by Stow from the Southwest Fl...

This artwork "Balanced Rock" in the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Ted Lewy, 1912-1963. It is hand signed at the...

Abstract composition by Les Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Unsigned, but was acquired from the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. No frame. Les (Leslie Luverne) Anders...

This artwork titled "St Mary, Morro Bay, California" c.1940 is a watercolor on paper by California artist Cecil Wray Goodchild, 1901-1983. It is s...

Colorful mountain river watercolor painting by Henry "Hank" Volle (American, 20th Century). Signed "Henry Volle" lower right. Artists bio on verso. Pre...