Harry Epworth Allen
Born in Sheffield, the son of a craftsman mark-maker in the cutlery industry, Epworth Allen first worked in Arthur Balfours steel factory. In 1915 he enlisted with the army, losing a leg during the war. On returning home he enrolled in night classes at the Sheffield College of Arts and Crafts, working by day at the steelworks. After being made redundant in 1931, he turned to art full-time. Two years later he had his first work accepted at the RA; more than three dozen works appeared in successive years. Despite his physical handicap, Allen painted in most areas of Derbyshire and visited the West of Ireland on numerous occasions. Scenes in Achill reoccur throughout his career, many of them sold through the Magee Gallery in Belfast. Others were exhibited at the RBA, the Manchester City Art Gallery and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. In the original gilt frame of T. P. Smith, 9-11 Leeds Road, Bradford. (whytes.ie)
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'GALWAY LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 11,500
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- oil on canvas
- 38 by 49cm., 15 by 19.2 5in.
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'IRISH COUNTRY SCENE WITH FIGURES AND A DONKEY ON A ROAD'
- Price Realised: 9,000
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- tempera on millboard
- 36 by 51cm., 14 by 20in.
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'WEST OF IRELAND VILLAGE WITH DONKEY AND FIGURES'
- Price Realised: 5,200
- Sale: 19 September 2006
- pastel on card
- 24 by 34cm., 9.5 by 13.5in.
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'BALLINDOOLY, COUNTY GALWAY'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 28 April 2008
- tempera on card
- 22 by 26cm., 8.5 by 10.2 5in.
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'CONNEMARA LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 25 February 2008
- pastel
- 27 by 37cm., 10.5 by 14.5in.
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'EVENING, CLIFDEN BAY'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 12 June 2005
- pastel on board
- 28 by 38cm., 11 by 15in.
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'WOMAN AND MAID IN A ROOM BY OPEN FIRE'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 22 February 2005
- pastel on buff coloured card
- 34 by 48cm., 13.5 by 19in.
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'ROAD THROUGH A LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 19 September 2006
- pen and ink with watercolour
- 25 by 38cm., 10 by 15in.
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'THATCHED HOUSE, TREES AND FIELDS'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- watercolour over pencil
- 25 by 33cm., 10 by 13in.
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'THATCHED HOUSE, TREES & FIELDS'
- Price Realised: 2,100
- Sale: 10 December 2005
- watercolour
- 25 by 33cm., 10 by 13in.
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'STILL LIFE WITH TERRACOTTA JUG, MEERSCHAUM PIPE AND A DUTCH LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 2,100
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- watercolour over pencil
- 39 by 27cm., 15.5 by 10.5in.
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'BALLINDOOLY, COUNTY GALWAY'
- Price Realised: 2,000
- Sale: 26 November 2012
- tempera on card
- 8.5 by 10.25in., 21.59 by 26.035cm.
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'SALMON NETS, ACHILL ISLAND'
- Price Realised: 1,600
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- watercolour, pencil, pen and ink on paper
- 17 by 22cm., 6.5 by 8.5in.
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'SLIEVEMORE, EIRE'
- Price Realised: 1,600
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- watercolour, pencil, pen and ink on paper
- 17 by 22cm., 6.5 by 8.5in.
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'DARK HILLS'
- Price Realised: 1,460
- Sale: 10 October 2000
- tempera on board
- 24 by 33cm., 9.5 by 13in.
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'ACHILL LANDSCAPE'
- Price Realised: 550
- Sale: 17 February 2020
- 16½ x 20in. (41.91 x 50.80cm)
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'BOYLE BRIDGE, ROSCOMMON, 1930'
- Price Realised: 420
- Sale: 18 October 2021
- watercolour and pencil
- 6 x 8Ύin. (15.24 x 22.23cm)
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'DERELICT BARN'
- Price Realised: 70
- Sale: 15 December 2025
- watercolour
- 3Ύ x 5Ύin. (9.53 x 14.61cm)