Big Bend
Lithograph, 1938, Ryan 5, MacRae pg. 23; edition 10 (30?) 11 1/8 x 14 3/8 in. Signed and numbered "ed 10." This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. MacRae lists the edition as thirty however our impression is numbered as above. Ryan states the edition is ten which agrees with our numbering. MacRae dates this print to 1938 whereas Ryan lists the date as 1937.
$1,800

Four Pipe Line
Lithograph, 1937, Ryan 12, edition 20. 15 x 10 5/8 in. Signed in pencil. A fine impression with substantial margins. Very good condition.
SOLD

Pipe and Brawn
Lithograph, 1938, Ryan 28, McRae pg. 22; edition 40. 11 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Allen produced a series of twelve lithographs concerning pipe workers from 1937 to 1938. "After Allen's etchings, these are the most recognized and collected of all his works." (see MacRae pg. 18, The Prints of James E. Allen; Etchings, Lithographs, and Linocuts 1925-1945 (2002). Ryan dates this print to 1937.
$2,000

The Aqueduct
Lithograph, 1937, Ryan 1, edition 40. 11 3/8 x 14 5/8 in. Signed in pencil and numbered "ed 40". This is a superb impression in fine condition. The margins are full. This is one of twelve lithographs by Allen commissioned by the United States Pipe and Foundry Company in 1937. The prints were exhibited and sold at Kennedy Galleries in New York.
$2,500