528. Helen West Heller (American, 1872-1955), lot of three woodblock prints depicting India, one pictured; "Jungle", 12.5" x 6.75", c.1930; "Jain", 12.5" x 6.75", c.1930; and Plowman of India, 13" x 9.25", c.1932; each signed. Important printmaker. She exhibited throughout the 1930s-50s, at the Art Institute of Chicago, Boston Museum, Salons of America, and the Smithsonian. 800-1200

529. Ben Benn (Russian/American, 1884-1983), "Summer Landscape", c.1928; oil/canvas, 16" x 20", signed and dated. Benn studied at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design in New York. He was a member of the Woodstock Art Association, and exhibited at the Forum Exhibition of Modern American Painters (1916), Art Institute of Chicago, and Columbia University. 1000-1500

530. Allen Tucker (American, 1866-1939), "Apartment Building", c.1920; oil/canvas, 31" x 25", signed. Tucker was a painter and architect, although he abandoned architectural work around 1904. He studied painting with John Twachtman at the Art Students League. Tucker became a charter member of the Association of American Painters and Sculptors, the group responsible for organizing the 1913 Armory Show in New York, which included five paintings by Tucker. His first one-man show was held at the Whitney Studio Club (which later became the Whitney Museum) in 1918. Tucker's use of light and color reveals his admiration of Van Gogh's paintings. His work is included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Brooklyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum, and the Albright-Knox. 8000-10,000

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