Artist

Allen

Allen is a British Romanticism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

This guy Allen pops up in old theater photos wearing a top hat like it’s no big deal, which it probably wasn’t. He also painted watercolors of cottages with roofs that look like they’re breathing in the damp air. His trick was making the ordinary feel alive without a single dramatic gesture. Hunt down “Landscape with a Cottage” and you’ll see what he means—no drama, just the quiet pulse of the world.

Works by Allen

Collections represented

Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.