Valle Crucis Abbey

Details

Harry Epworth Allen (1894-1958)
Valle Crucis Abbey
signed 'H.E. Allen' (lower right)
oil on board
20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.2 cm.)

Provenance

Mr & Mrs H. Polan.

Exhibited

Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, The Decorative Paintings of Harry E. Allen, April - May 1986, no. 49; this exhibition toured to Wolverhampton, Museum and Art Gallery and Hull, Ferens Art Gallery.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Valle Crucis Abbey is in North East Wales, near Llangollen. It was founded in 1201 for the Cistercian Order, and was badly damaged during the 13th Century after a fire. It fell into decay after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

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