ARCHIVE OF OVER 100 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, PLUS OTHER EPHEMERA RELATING TO THE ARTIST'S CAREER
by ALLEN, Daphne:
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Born in Stamford Hill, London, Allen was taught painting from an early age by her father, the artist Hugh Allen (son of the publisher George Allen), and also took life-classes in Chelsea. She began showing her work at the age of 12, holding her first exhibitions at the Dudley Gallery, which coincided with the publication of her first two books, A Child's Visions (1912) and The Birth of the Opal (1913). She went on to exhibit with the Society of Women Artists, at the Burlington Gallery, St. Paul's Deanery, and the Drummond Gallery, also becoming a member of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours and the Streatham Society. Focussing mainly on painting and drawing fairies and spiritual subjects, in addition to illustrating her own books, Allen also provided drawings for numerous other poetic and religious works of the period, had prints of her paintings published by the Medici Society, and worked for many magazines, including The Illustrated London News, The Sketch, and The Tatler.
In 1919 Allen exhibited alongside the Glasgow School artist Annie French (1872-1965) at the Burlington Gallery, and it can certainly be observed that her aesthetic resembles that of French, and of contemporary Art Nouveau illustration more broadly; with her delicate line and ethereal atmosphere, The Graphic was as bold as to call Allen the "little girl who rivals William Blake".
The present group of drawings encompasses all of Allen's favourite subjects: from angels, nymphs, fairies, mermaids, and cherubs, to mothers and babies, Native Americans, Joan of Arc, and numerous Biblical scenes, particularly the life of Christ, in addition to a self-portrait.
A wonderful insight into the successful career of a teenage girl whose artistic talent led to contemporary celebrity.
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- Bookseller
- Sky Duthie Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1175
- Title
- ARCHIVE OF OVER 100 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, PLUS OTHER EPHEMERA RELATING TO THE ARTIST'S CAREER
- Author
- ALLEN, Daphne:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- [Original artwork]
- Date Published
- [c.1912-1920].
- Keywords
- Art & Design|Children's Books|Original Artwork|Illustrated Books|Books By / About Women|Religion
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About Sky Duthie Rare Books
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
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