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Aug. 25, 2024
Allen Jr Smith (NY,OH,RI,MA,1810-1890) oil painting antique
Est: $900 - $1,100
ARTIST: Allen Jr Smith (New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 1810 - 1890) NAME: Portrait of Girl MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 25 inches / 76 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 37 x 31 inches / 93 x 78 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122614 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Allen Smith Jr. was an American portrait painter. He also created some landscapes and genre scenes. He grew up in Massachusetts. Later, he went to New York, where he studied with the miniaturist, William Daniel Parisen (1800-1849), while attending antique classes at the American Academy of the Fine Arts. He attended similar classes at the National Academy of Design and continued to exhibit there occasionally from 1832 to 1842. He was an Associate Member until 1860.In 1835, he joined his parents in Detroit. Three years later, he was in Cincinnati, then returned to New York for a short time, finally settling in Cleveland sometime around 1842.He soon established himself as a popular portrait painter. As a father of eight children, he would often find it necessary to supplement his income by touching up and colorizing photographs for local studios. Following the Panic of 1857, he took a permanent position at the firm of James Fitzallen Ryder (1826-1904), and produced the "best oil painted photographs in Ohio".He also painted genre scenes, and submitted several to the National Academy and the American Art Union throughout the 1840s and 50s. Only one, "The Young Mechanic" is currently known.He retired to Lake County in 1882 and devoted his time to painting landscapes in Big Creek Valley.Some sources credit him as the designer of the first flag of the State of Michigan, which featured a portrait of Governor Stevens T. Mason. None of these flags, or images of them, are known to exist.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 11, 2024
Allen Jr Smith (NY,OH,RI,MA,1810-1890) oil painting antique
Est: $900 - $1,100
ARTIST: Allen Jr Smith (New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 1810 - 1890) NAME: Portrait of Girl MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 25 inches / 76 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 37 x 31 inches / 93 x 78 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122614 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Allen Smith Jr. was an American portrait painter. He also created some landscapes and genre scenes. He grew up in Massachusetts. Later, he went to New York, where he studied with the miniaturist, William Daniel Parisen (1800-1849), while attending antique classes at the American Academy of the Fine Arts. He attended similar classes at the National Academy of Design and continued to exhibit there occasionally from 1832 to 1842. He was an Associate Member until 1860.In 1835, he joined his parents in Detroit. Three years later, he was in Cincinnati, then returned to New York for a short time, finally settling in Cleveland sometime around 1842.He soon established himself as a popular portrait painter. As a father of eight children, he would often find it necessary to supplement his income by touching up and colorizing photographs for local studios. Following the Panic of 1857, he took a permanent position at the firm of James Fitzallen Ryder (1826-1904), and produced the "best oil painted photographs in Ohio".He also painted genre scenes, and submitted several to the National Academy and the American Art Union throughout the 1840s and 50s. Only one, "The Young Mechanic" is currently known.He retired to Lake County in 1882 and devoted his time to painting landscapes in Big Creek Valley.Some sources credit him as the designer of the first flag of the State of Michigan, which featured a portrait of Governor Stevens T. Mason. None of these flags, or images of them, are known to exist.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 12, 2023
Allen Jr Smith (NY,OH,RI,MA,1810-1890) oil painting antique
Est: $950 - $1,200
ARTIST: Allen Jr Smith (New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 1810 - 1890) NAME: Portrait of Girl MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 25 inches / 76 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 37 x 31 inches / 93 x 78 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122614 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Allen Smith Jr. was an American portrait painter. He also created some landscapes and genre scenes. He grew up in Massachusetts. Later, he went to New York, where he studied with the miniaturist, William Daniel Parisen (1800-1849), while attending antique classes at the American Academy of the Fine Arts. He attended similar classes at the National Academy of Design and continued to exhibit there occasionally from 1832 to 1842. He was an Associate Member until 1860.In 1835, he joined his parents in Detroit. Three years later, he was in Cincinnati, then returned to New York for a short time, finally settling in Cleveland sometime around 1842.He soon established himself as a popular portrait painter. As a father of eight children, he would often find it necessary to supplement his income by touching up and colorizing photographs for local studios. Following the Panic of 1857, he took a permanent position at the firm of James Fitzallen Ryder (1826-1904), and produced the "best oil painted photographs in Ohio".He also painted genre scenes, and submitted several to the National Academy and the American Art Union throughout the 1840s and 50s. Only one, "The Young Mechanic" is currently known.He retired to Lake County in 1882 and devoted his time to painting landscapes in Big Creek Valley.Some sources credit him as the designer of the first flag of the State of Michigan, which featured a portrait of Governor Stevens T. Mason. None of these flags, or images of them, are known to exist.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 15, 2023
Allen Jr Smith (NY,OH,RI,MA,1810-1890) oil painting antique
Est: $1,050 - $1,350
ARTIST: Allen Jr Smith (New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 1810 - 1890) TITLE: Portrait of Man YEAR: 1863 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Few minor inpaintings/touch ups. ART SIZE: 30 x 25 inches / 76 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 29 inches / 86 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but comes with photo of original signature which was lost during relining CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 126398 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Allen Smith Jr. was an American portrait painter. He also created some landscapes and genre scenes. He grew up in Massachusetts. Later, he went to New York, where he studied with the miniaturist, William Daniel Parisen (1800-1849), while attending antique classes at the American Academy of the Fine Arts. He attended similar classes at the National Academy of Design and continued to exhibit there occasionally from 1832 to 1842. He was an Associate Member until 1860. In 1835, he joined his parents in Detroit. Three years later, he was in Cincinnati, then returned to New York for a short time, finally settling in Cleveland sometime around 1842. He soon established himself as a popular portrait painter. As a father of eight children, he would often find it necessary to supplement his income by touching up and colorizing photographs for local studios. Following the Panic of 1857, he took a permanent position at the firm of James Fitzallen Ryder (1826-1904), and produced the "best oil painted photographs in Ohio". He also painted genre scenes, and submitted several to the National Academy and the American Art Union throughout the 1840s and 50s. Only one, "The Young Mechanic" is currently known. He retired to Lake County in 1882 and devoted his time to painting landscapes in Big Creek Valley. Some sources credit him as the designer of the first flag of the State of Michigan, which featured a portrait of Governor Stevens T. Mason. None of these flags, or images of them, are known to exist.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 15, 2023
Allen Jr Smith (NY,OH,RI,MA,1810-1890) oil painting antique
Est: $1,050 - $1,350
ARTIST: Allen Jr Smith (New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 1810 - 1890) TITLE: Portrait of Woman YEAR: 1873 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Few minor inpaintings/touch ups. ART SIZE: 30 x 25 inches / 76 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 29 inches / 86 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but comes with photo of original signature which was lost during relining CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 126397 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Allen Smith Jr. was an American portrait painter. He also created some landscapes and genre scenes. He grew up in Massachusetts. Later, he went to New York, where he studied with the miniaturist, William Daniel Parisen (1800-1849), while attending antique classes at the American Academy of the Fine Arts. He attended similar classes at the National Academy of Design and continued to exhibit there occasionally from 1832 to 1842. He was an Associate Member until 1860. In 1835, he joined his parents in Detroit. Three years later, he was in Cincinnati, then returned to New York for a short time, finally settling in Cleveland sometime around 1842. He soon established himself as a popular portrait painter. As a father of eight children, he would often find it necessary to supplement his income by touching up and colorizing photographs for local studios. Following the Panic of 1857, he took a permanent position at the firm of James Fitzallen Ryder (1826-1904), and produced the "best oil painted photographs in Ohio". He also painted genre scenes, and submitted several to the National Academy and the American Art Union throughout the 1840s and 50s. Only one, "The Young Mechanic" is currently known. He retired to Lake County in 1882 and devoted his time to painting landscapes in Big Creek Valley. Some sources credit him as the designer of the first flag of the State of Michigan, which featured a portrait of Governor Stevens T. Mason. None of these flags, or images of them, are known to exist.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 20, 2023
Allen Jr Smith (NY,OH,RI,MA,1810-1890) oil painting antique
Est: $950 - $1,200
ARTIST: Allen Jr Smith (New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 1810 - 1890) NAME: Portrait of Girl MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 25 inches / 76 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 37 x 31 inches / 93 x 78 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122614 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Allen Smith Jr. was an American portrait painter. He also created some landscapes and genre scenes. He grew up in Massachusetts. Later, he went to New York, where he studied with the miniaturist, William Daniel Parisen (1800-1849), while attending antique classes at the American Academy of the Fine Arts. He attended similar classes at the National Academy of Design and continued to exhibit there occasionally from 1832 to 1842. He was an Associate Member until 1860.In 1835, he joined his parents in Detroit. Three years later, he was in Cincinnati, then returned to New York for a short time, finally settling in Cleveland sometime around 1842.He soon established himself as a popular portrait painter. As a father of eight children, he would often find it necessary to supplement his income by touching up and colorizing photographs for local studios. Following the Panic of 1857, he took a permanent position at the firm of James Fitzallen Ryder (1826-1904), and produced the "best oil painted photographs in Ohio".He also painted genre scenes, and submitted several to the National Academy and the American Art Union throughout the 1840s and 50s. Only one, "The Young Mechanic" is currently known.He retired to Lake County in 1882 and devoted his time to painting landscapes in Big Creek Valley.Some sources credit him as the designer of the first flag of the State of Michigan, which featured a portrait of Governor Stevens T. Mason. None of these flags, or images of them, are known to exist.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 14, 2023
Allen Jr Smith (NY,OH,RI,MA,1810-1890) oil painting antique
Est: $950 - $1,250
ARTIST: Allen Jr Smith (New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 1810 - 1890) NAME: Portrait of Girl MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 25 inches / 76 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 37 x 31 inches / 93 x 78 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122614 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Allen Smith Jr. was an American portrait painter. He also created some landscapes and genre scenes. He grew up in Massachusetts. Later, he went to New York, where he studied with the miniaturist, William Daniel Parisen (1800-1849), while attending antique classes at the American Academy of the Fine Arts. He attended similar classes at the National Academy of Design and continued to exhibit there occasionally from 1832 to 1842. He was an Associate Member until 1860.In 1835, he joined his parents in Detroit. Three years later, he was in Cincinnati, then returned to New York for a short time, finally settling in Cleveland sometime around 1842.He soon established himself as a popular portrait painter. As a father of eight children, he would often find it necessary to supplement his income by touching up and colorizing photographs for local studios. Following the Panic of 1857, he took a permanent position at the firm of James Fitzallen Ryder (1826-1904), and produced the "best oil painted photographs in Ohio".He also painted genre scenes, and submitted several to the National Academy and the American Art Union throughout the 1840s and 50s. Only one, "The Young Mechanic" is currently known.He retired to Lake County in 1882 and devoted his time to painting landscapes in Big Creek Valley.Some sources credit him as the designer of the first flag of the State of Michigan, which featured a portrait of Governor Stevens T. Mason. None of these flags, or images of them, are known to exist.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 12, 2023
Allen Jr Smith (NY,OH,RI,MA,1810-1890) oil painting antique
Est: $950 - $1,250
ARTIST: Allen Jr Smith (New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 1810 - 1890) NAME: Portrait of Girl MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 25 inches / 76 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 37 x 31 inches / 93 x 78 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122614 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Allen Smith Jr. was an American portrait painter. He also created some landscapes and genre scenes. He grew up in Massachusetts. Later, he went to New York, where he studied with the miniaturist, William Daniel Parisen (1800-1849), while attending antique classes at the American Academy of the Fine Arts. He attended similar classes at the National Academy of Design and continued to exhibit there occasionally from 1832 to 1842. He was an Associate Member until 1860.In 1835, he joined his parents in Detroit. Three years later, he was in Cincinnati, then returned to New York for a short time, finally settling in Cleveland sometime around 1842.He soon established himself as a popular portrait painter. As a father of eight children, he would often find it necessary to supplement his income by touching up and colorizing photographs for local studios. Following the Panic of 1857, he took a permanent position at the firm of James Fitzallen Ryder (1826-1904), and produced the "best oil painted photographs in Ohio".He also painted genre scenes, and submitted several to the National Academy and the American Art Union throughout the 1840s and 50s. Only one, "The Young Mechanic" is currently known.He retired to Lake County in 1882 and devoted his time to painting landscapes in Big Creek Valley.Some sources credit him as the designer of the first flag of the State of Michigan, which featured a portrait of Governor Stevens T. Mason. None of these flags, or images of them, are known to exist.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 14, 2022
Attributed to Allen Smith, Jr. (American, 1810-1890)
Est: $300 - $600
Attributed to Allen Smith, Jr. (American, 1810-1890) Portrait of a Young Girl oil on canvas 28 x 23 inches. Property from a Michigan Collector
Hindman
May. 21, 2017
Painting, Allen Smith Jr.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Allen Smith Jr. (American, 1810-1890), Portrait of a Gentleman, 1845, oil on canvas, signed and dated verso, canvas: 34"h x 27"w, overall (with frame): 42"h x 35"w. Provenance: Estate of Thomas Livingston (Oakland, California)
Clars Auctions
Nov. 13, 2014
Allan Smith Jr. (1810- 1890), portrait of a lady and a gentleman
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Allan Smith Jr. (1810- 1890) portrait of a lady and a gentleman Signed and dated on verso "A. L Smith Cleveland 1846," oil on canvas, framed. 30 in. x 25 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: From the Estate of Janeth W. Rau, Ambler, Pennsylvania. Former collection of Harry Wetherstine, Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Mar. 31, 2012
ALLEN SMITH, JR., American, 1810-1890, "Mary Morgan with her Mom"., Oil on canvas, 34" x 27". Original frame.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
ALLEN SMITH, JR. American, 1810-1890 "Mary Morgan with her Mom". Signed and dated verso "Allen Smith Jr. Cleveland, Ohio Apr 1846". Sitters are identified by the current consignor as his grandmother and great-grandmother. Provenance: By descent in the family. Gift from Mary Morgan to the current owner. Born in Massachusetts in 1810, Allen Smith, Jr. moved to New York City to study in the 1830s. In 1841 he set west to Cleveland, Ohio, which was a rapidly growing commercial center thanks to its proximity to Lake Erie and the recently completed Erie canal. Smith's portrait work was quickly noticed by prominent citizens and he established himself as the leading portrait painting in Cleveland. In tough times Smith, a father of eight, would supplement his income by touching up portrait photographs with oil paint for various local studios. It is perhaps this work that influenced the photo-realistic faces featured in many of his portraits. Smith was not exclusively a portrait painter, he also produced skillful genre paintings and landscapes. Records indicate he submitted genre paintings to the National Academy of Design in 1842 and the American Art Union in 1846, 1848 and 1849. The only known example of these works is perhaps the artist's masterpiece: 'The Young Mechanic' (currently in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art). Submitted in 1848, the work is a brilliant example of American genre painting with its depiction of the interior of a wood shop with children negotiating the whittling of a new mast for a toy boat. Oil on canvas, 34" x 27". Original frame.
Eldred's
Feb. 20, 2010
Portrait of Prominent Cleveland Citizen by Allen Smith, Oil on Canvas
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Allen Smith (American, 1810-1890), signed and dated 1847 l.r.; 26 x 21 in. and housed in original gilt and gesso frame with inscription on verso Josiah Clark, Cleaveland, OH. Smith, a portrait and landscape painter, lived in Cleveland from 1842-1883. While there, Smith painted the portraits of prominent citizens linked to Western Reserve University.
Cowan's Auctions
May. 15, 2008
Attr. Allen Smith, Jr. (American, 1810-1890)
Est: $500 - $1,000
Attr. Allen Smith, Jr. (American, 1810-1890) Portrait of a woman. Oil on canvas, no signature found, framed in a fine oval spandral period frame in a softly gilt finish, the canvas size approx. 30 x 25, and overall with the frame approx. 38 x 32-1/2 A very well painted portrait of a pretty young woman with a mild expression, with her attire and hair in the mid-19th century manner. Note the lovely brooch at her throat, which depicts the micro-mosaic jewelry popularized at the time. The image shown is the Colosseum. The painting is not signed on verso, but has the stamp of the canvas maker.
Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
Apr. 04, 2008
ALLEN SMITH, JR., Ohio, 1810-1890, Portrait of a lady., Oil on canvas, 23¾" x 30". Framed.
Est: $300 - $500
ALLEN SMITH, JR. Ohio, 1810-1890 Portrait of a lady. Inscribed verso "Painted by Allen Smith .. Cleveland, O 1866. As a token of respect & esteem from the Artist and his Wife". Oil on canvas, 23 3/4" x 30". Framed.
Eldred's