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AMERICAN LANDSCAPE PAINTING BY ALLAN R. FREELON

Allan Randall Freelon, American, 1895 to 1960, oil painting on canvas depicting a countryside landscape with a boat in the river and a house in the fields behind. Signed by the artist lower right. Framed. Allan Randall Freelon was an African American artist, educator and civil rights activist. American Landscape Paintings And Art Collectibles.

Allan Freelon (1895-1960), "House Near River"

Allan Freelon (1895-1960) "House Near River" Oil on board Signed lower right: Freelon; signed again in pencil verso; titled on a sales invoice affixed verso

ALLAN R. FREELON (1895 - 1960) October Hills.

ALLAN R. FREELON (1895 - 1960) October Hills. Oil on linen canvas, 1940. 635x762 mm; 25x30 inches. Signed "A. R. Freelon" in oil, lower right recto. Titled, dated and dedicated "To Sarah and Sam" in oil, lower right verso. Provenance: private collection, Pennsylvania (1940), acquired directly from the artist; thence by descent, private collection, Pennyslvania. This colorful, rural scene is an excellent example of Allan Freelon's mid-career landscape painting and his distinctive impressionist approach. Raised in a middle-class family in Philadelphia, in 1912, Allan Freelon was the first African American awarded a four-year scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. He then received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his MFA from Temple University. During World War I, Freelon joined the U.S. Army, serving as Second Lieutenant. Upon his return to Philadelphia, he worked as the Art Supervisor for the Philadelphia Board of Education, while also creating his own artwork. By 1921, he had his first solo show at the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library, and in 1929, he was one of the featured artists in the Harmon Foundation traveling exhibition. Beginning in the late 1920s, Allan Freelon spent summers in Gloucester, MA. Freelon's impressionist style of painting first developed during his time studying at Hugh Breckenridge's art school in Gloucester, MA. He later studied Impressionism at the Barnes Foundation from 1927-1929. In the 1940s, he made Windy Crest in Telford, Pennsylvania his summer residence. Freelon taught at the Philadelphia Public Schools, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and at the Philadelphia Print Club. He became the first African American to serve as Assistant Director of Art in the Philadelphia Public School System.

Allan Freelon, 1895-1960, Market Wagon

Allan Freelon 1895-1960 Market Wagon 1930 etching and aquatint 9 x 12 inches (image) signed, titled , with Imp. 50

Allan Randall Freelon, Sr., 1895-1960, Pennsylvania Landscape

Allan Randall Freelon, Sr. 1895-1960 Pennsylvania Landscape c. 1940 oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches signed

Allan Freelon (1895-1960), "House Near River"

Allan Freelon (1895-1960) "House Near River" Oil on board Signed lower right: Freelon; signed again in pencil, verso; titled on a sales invoice affixed verso

ALLAN R. FREELON (1895 - 1960) Farm In Winter.

ALLAN R. FREELON (1895 - 1960) Farm In Winter. Lithograph on wove paper, 1945. 259x400 mm; 10⅛x15¾ inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 5/30 in pencil, lower margin. Provenance: acquired from Dolan/Maxwell, Philadelphia, PA, with the gallery label on the frame back; private collection, Illinois (1996). This scene is possibly of the artist's home in Telford, PA; Freelon owned a farm near Telford, Montgomery County, called Windy Crest where he operated a studio and produced most of his paintings and prints. He also taught classes there in drawing, painting, and printmaking to racially mixed student groups.

Allan Randall Freelon Landscape, o/c

Allan Randall Freelon Landscape, African American Impressionist, artist 1895 - 1960, Phila.; signed Freelon lower right, oil on canvas, Bucks County summer landscape with house; sight 20" x 24 1/4" stretcher inscribed "To Goldie with my best wishes 3/21/40"; carved and gilt wood frame 25 3/4" x 28 1/2". CONDITION: Very good, frame with gilt wear and losses.

Allan Freelon (1895-1960), "House Near River," Oil on artist board, 12" H x 16" W

Allan Freelon (1895-1960) "House Near River" Oil on artist board Signed lower right: Freelon; signed again in pencil verso; titled on a sales invoice affixed verso

ALLAN R. FREELON (1895 - 1960) Drop Forge - Gloucester.

ALLAN R. FREELON (1895 - 1960) Drop Forge - Gloucester. Etching on cream laid paper, circa 1930. 305x222 mm; 12x8 3/4 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, inscribed "imp" and "To Earl B. Milliette with best wishes" and numbered 51/75 in pencil, lower margin. Inscribed "Owned: Phila. Museum of Art, Howard University Art Gallery" and "Invited: Whitney Museum" in pencil, upper corners. This Gloucester, Massachusetts scene is a scarce print by the Philadelphia artist Allan Freelon. Freelon first studied etching in 1927 with Earl Horter at the Graphics Sketch Club in Philadelphia. Beginning in the late 1920s, Allan Freelon spent many summers working in Gloucester. He exhibited his painting and prints of Gloucester scenes widely through the mid-1930s, including at the Harmon Foundation in New York. As the artist noted in the print's margins, other impressions of this etching are in the collections of the Phildelphia Museum of Art and the Howard University Art Gallery. An impression was also included in the Second Biennial Exhibition, Part One, Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, Whitney Museum of American Art, January 12 - February 13, 1936. Additionally, a posthumous edition of 10 was printed by C. R. Ettinger.

Allan Randall Freelon American (1895-1960)Painting

Allan Randall Freelon, American (1895-1960). Painting, Oil on Board "White House by the Lake". Signed Lower Right. In Probably Original Frame. Condition: Excellent. Dimension: Sight- 16" x 12', Frame- 20.5" x 16.75". Provenance: From a Long Island, NY Home. Please note the absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with this lot. Please contact us for a detailed condition report.

Allan Freelon, 1895-1960, Untitled (Sheep Grazing)

Allan Freelon 1895-1960 Untitled (Sheep Grazing) c. 1930 oil on board 7.5 x 9.5 inches

Allan Freelon, 1895-1960, untitled Landscape

Allan Freelon 1895-1960 untitled Landscape c. 1930 oil on board 7.5 x 9.5 inches

Allan Freelon Untitled Sheep Grazing

Allan Randall Freelon (1895-1960) Untitled (Sheep Grazing), c. 1930 oil on masonite signed verso 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches framed Alan Freelon was a Philadelphia painter who studied at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, University of Pennsylvania, and Temple University.  One of his most influential teachers was Hugh Breckinridge, an impressionist and colorist.  Freelon attended summer classes at Breckinridge’s school in Gloucester, Massachusetts.  Gloucester was a busy artist colony and much of Freelon’s subject matter is devoted to the harbor, with docked fishing boats and small houses dotting the coastline. Alain Locke labeled Freelon a “traditionalist”, alongside painters such as Laura Wheeler Waring, William Farrow and Edwin Harleston, because they each emphasized painting technique over social content.  Freelon accepted that and added, “The American Negro has no more actual knowledge of his ‘tribal background’ and ‘jungle ways’ than the Anglo-American of ancient Druidic Rites.”

ALLAN RANDALL FREELON, (AMERICAN 1895–1960), "NUMBER 1 BROAD STREET"

ALLAN RANDALL FREELON (american 1895–1960) "NUMBER 1 BROAD STREET" 1934. Edition of 50. Pencil signed 'Allan Freelon/Imp' bottom right; also titled bottom center, and numbered '50' bottom left, etching and aquatint on paper Plate size: 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (30.2 x 25.1cm) Sheet size: 15 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (38.7 x 30.2cm) provenance: Warwick Galleries, Pennsylvania. Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society, New Jersey.

ALLAN RANDALL FREELON, American (1895-1960), Gloucester Scene, oil on canvas, signed "Freelon" lower right., 16 x 20 inches

ALLAN RANDALL FREELON American (1895-1960) Gloucester Scene oil on canvas, signed "Freelon" lower right. 16 x 20 inches Provenance: The artist; to his sister, Mary Freelon and her husband, John Kouzmanof, Brookefield, Wisconsin; House in the Woods Auction Gallery, Eagle, Wisconsin, Auction from the Estate of Allan R. Freelon, April 1, 1997, lot 216; Private Collection; Private Collection, Florida. Other Notes: Note : Included with this lot are copies of photographs of the artist painting the present lot en plein air. The photographs were used in an exhibition at Muhlenberg College, Martin Art Gallery, "Rediscovering Allan Freelon: African American Master," (Jan. 18 - Mar. 30, 2000). Request a preliminary shipping/packing quote. Tags: Harbor, African-American Artist, Impressionist / Impressionism, Oil Painting

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Mackerel Boats.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Mackerel Boats. Etching on cream laid paper, circa 1927-1932. 254x191 mm; 10x7 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, inscribed "imp" and numbered 40/50 in pencil, lower margin. This Gloucester scene is a very scarce, early print by Allan Freelon who first studied etching in 1927 with Earl Horter at the Graphics Sketch Club in Philadelphia. Rodgers p. 60.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Gloucester Boats.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Gloucester Boats. Etching on cream laid paper, circa 1927-32. 254x191 mm; 10x7 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, inscribed "imp,'' and "To Caroline Slotter with the compliments of" and numbered 22/50 in pencil, lower margin. This Gloucester scene is a very scarce, early print by Allan Freelon who first studied etching in 1927 with Earl Horter at the Graphics Sketch Club in Philadelphia. It is illustrated in the North Carolina Central University exhibition catalogue Allan Freelon: Pioneer African-American Impressionist with the alternate title Boats in Harbor. Rodgers p. 42 and 60.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Baiting Trawls.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Baiting Trawls. Oil on linen canvas, circa 1930-1935. 762x914 mm; 30x36 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. Signed in oil, upper right verso. Provenance: Gimbel Galleries, Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, with the label on the stretcher bars; private collection, Maryland. This beautiful painting is the finest and largest work by Allan Freelon we have handled. Just before he graduated from the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, Freelon began visiting the artist colony of Gloucester and painting there around the summer of 1924. He continued to visit there each summer - finding views of the busy docks in the fishing port and the side streets in town - through the early 1930s. Baiting Trawls was most likely painted after his two-year study at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia from 1927-1930 where he studied Impressionism. This post-Impressionist view down upon the fishing boats and the harbor's waters epitomizes Freelon's interest in light and color. The harmonious palette of colors and the flattened perspective echo what Freelon would have seen in the work of Gauguin, Bonnard and Van Gogh in Philadelphia museums.

Att. to Allan Randall Freelon (American, 1895-1960) Oil on Board

An impressionist work depicting a house in a forest. Unsigned.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Number One, Broad Street.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Number One, Broad Street. Aquatint on cream laid paper, 1934. 305x254 mm; 12x10 inches, full margins. Proof, aside from the edition of 50. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "imp," "To Elizabeth Collins with the compliments of the artist," and "Selected by the Whitney Museum," in pencil, lower margin.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) View of Gloucester Street.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) View of Gloucester Street. Oil on masonite board, circa 1928. 406x508 mm; 16x20 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. Inscribed "Painted on....Varnished on.." (fragments lost) in oil, lower right verso. Provenance: private collection, MD. This landscape of dappled light and color is a beautiful and scarce example of the Impressionist painting of Allan Freelon. Painted shortly after he graduated from the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, this landscape is typical of the street views Freelon found in the fishing port and town of Gloucester, MA, in the late 1920s. This quiet view down a street with a glimpse of the harbor's waters epitomizes Freelon's interest in light and color - also found in his View of Gloucester, 1928 and Boat at Harbor, 1928. Freelon began visiting the artist colony and painting there around the summer of 1924. This oil was also painted during his two-year study at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia from 1927-1929 where he studied Impressionism.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Number One, Broad Street.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Number One, Broad Street. Aquatint on cream laid paper, 1935. 305x254 mm; 12x10 inches, full margins. Edition of 50. Signed, titled, numbered 50, inscribed "Imp." and dedicated "To George and Harriett with sincere regards 2/6/35" in pencil, lower margin. While exhibiting his Impressionist landscape paintings at the Harmon Foundation in New York during the 1920s, Freelon became the first African American to become a member of the Print Club of Philadelphia in 1921. He often exhibited prints at the Tra Club and the Pyramid Club in Philadelphia in the late 1930s and 1940s. Freelon also worked with Earl Horter and Dox Thrash, Philadelphia's best known printmakers at the time. His prints are found in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Untitled (Gloucester Coast).

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Untitled (Gloucester Coast). Oil on linen canvas, 1925. 610x762 mm; 24x30 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower left. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, PA. Exhibited: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, with the label on the verso. This beautiful, Impressionist landscape is the earliest and most significant oil painting by Allan Freelon to come to auction. Painted the year he graduated from the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, this seascape is most likely a view of the Bass Rocks in Gloucester. This serene coastal scene epitomizes Freelon's interest in light and color. Freelon began painting landscapes around the fishing port and town of Gloucester and visiting the artist colony there around the summer of 1924. This oil predates his time spent at Hugh Breckenridge's art school in Gloucester, and a two-year study at the Barnes Foundation from 1927-1929. Raised in a middle-class family in Philadelphia, in 1912, Allan Freelon was the first African-American awarded a four-year scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. He then received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his MFA from Temple University. During World War I, Freelon joined the U.S. Army, serving as Second Lieutenant. Upon his return to Philadelphia, he worked as the Art Supervisor for the Philadelphia Board of Education, while also creating his own artwork. By 1921, he had his first solo show at the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library, and in 1929, he was one of the featured artists in the Harmon Foundation traveling exhibition.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Carolling Night.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Carolling Night. Charcoal on tissue-thin, cream vellum paper, 1935. 304x260mm; 12x10 1/4 inches. Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed "To Mrs. Ada Liveright 25/12/36" in pencil, lower margin. After serving in WWI, Allan Freelon began teaching in Philadelphia public schools, becoming supervisor of art instruction for the entire school district. During the school district's summer breaks, Freelon traveled to Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he pursued his interest in landscape painting. He studied there with Emile Gruppe at the Gloucester School of Painting, who emphasized sound drawing and bold use of colors. In this drawing, Freelon depicts a reoccurring image seen in his work, Our Lady of Good Voyage, a church built for the Portuguese community in Gloucester by the Roman Catholic Church. The church is very recognizable with its symmetrical bell towers and statue of Our Lady of Good Voyage, who holds a boat in her left hand as a symbol of a safe voyage. Another image of the church by Freelon, the painting Our Lady of Good Voyage, was shown in the 2004 exhibition, Allan Freelon: Pioneer African American Impressionist held at the North Carolina Central University Art Museum.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Mending Nets.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Mending Nets. Aquatint on cream wove paper, circa 1930s-40s. 229x305xmm; 9x12 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and inscribed "imp" in pencil, lower margin. Provenance: from the estate of the artist; private collection, Wisconsin.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Untitled (Red Barn, Gloucester, MA).

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Untitled (Red Barn, Gloucester, MA). Oil on canvas, circa 1935. 420x508 mm; 16 1/2x20 inches. Signed in oil, lower right. Provenance: the artist; thence by descent to the artist's sister, Mary Freelon, and her husband, John Kouzmannoff, Brookfield, WI; private collection. Acquired at the House in the Woods Auction Gallery, Eagle, WI on April 1, 1997, which included a large group of works from the Freelon estate. With a copy of two photographs of the artist painting this scene en plein aire. The original photographs were included in the exhibition Rediscovering Allan Freelon: African American Master, Martin Art Gallery Muhlenberg College, January 18 - March 30, 2000. Beginning in the late 1920s, Allan Freelon spent many summers in Gloucester, and he exhibited his Gloucester harbors and landscapes widely in the late 1920s and through the mid-1930s. Freelon's impressionist style is associated with his time at Hugh Breckenridge's art school in Gloucester, and a two-year study at the Barnes Foundation from 1927-1929.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Number One, Broad Street.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Number One, Broad Street. Aquatint, printed in brown, on cream laid paper, circa 1935. 302x251 mm; 11 7/8x9 7/8 inches, full margins. Edition of 50. Signed, titled, inscribed "Imp." and "To Dr. Lucy L. Wilson with the compliments of" and numbered 50 in pencil, lower margin. A richly-inked, early impression of this scarce print. Dr. Lucy L. Wilson was the principal of the South Philadelphia High School for Girls in the early 1930s.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Market Wagon.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Market Wagon. Etching and aquatint, 1933. 229x302 mm; 9x11 7/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated "6/30/33," inscribed "To Mary Carpenter" and numbered 50 in pencil, lower margin. A very good, dark impression.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Number One, Broad Street.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Number One, Broad Street. Aquatint on cream laid paper, circa 1935. 302x251 mm; 11 7/8x9 7/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, inscribed "Imp." and numbered 9/50 in pencil, lower margin. A richly-inked impression of this scarce print. This is only the third Allan Freelon print to come to auction. While Freelon exhibited his Impressionist landscape paintings at the Harmon Foundation in New York in the 1920s, he was the first African-American to become a member of the Print Club of Philadelphia in 1921. He often exhibited prints at the Tra Club and the Pyramid Club in Philadelphia in the late 1930s and 1940s. Freelon also worked with Earl Horter and Dox Thrash, Philadelphia's best known printmakers at the time. His prints are found in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Longshoreman.

ALLAN FREELON (1895 - 1960) Longshoreman. Charcoal and pencil on thin imitation Japan paper, 1937. 337x273 mm; 13 1/4x10 3/4 inches, full margins. Signed and dated in black ink, lower right, and titled in pencil, upper margin. Provenance: estate of the artist; private collection. Exhibited: The Rediscovery of Allan R. Freelon: African-American Master, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, November 1999 - March 2000. Raised in a middle-class family in Philadelphia, in 1912, Allan Freelon was the first African-American awarded a four-year scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. He then received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.F.A. from Temple University. During World War I, Freelon joined the U.S. Army, serving as Second Lieutenant. Upon his return to Philadelphia, he worked as the Art Supervisor for the Philadelphia Board of Education, while also creating his own artwork. By 1921, he had his first solo show at the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library, and in 1929, he was one of the featured artists in the Harmon Foundation traveling exhibition.

ALLAN RANDALL FREELON (American b.1895-) "Bringing in the Net" lithograph on paperm signed in pencil lower right, 10" x 12".