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.
SOLD

Connectors
Etching, 1934, Ryan 66, McRae pg. 6; edition probably 100. 12 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in excellent condition. The margins are full. This dynamic print was part of Allen's Steel Workers Series. It was inspired by the construction of Radio City Music Hall which took place from 1931 to 1932 as part of Rockefeller Center. This stellar work is found in the collections of the British Museum, the Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, the National Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among others. "Connectors" is illustrated on the cover of the Ryan catalogue. It's illustrated in Graphic Excursions, American Prints in Black and White," by Reba and Dave Williams (1991), (entry 44). And, it's illustrated on page 115 of "The American Scene, Prints From Hopper to Pollack," by Stephen Coppel published by the British Museum (2008).
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.
$2,000