Harry Epworth Allen:
At the circus, two clowns and an elephant, circa 1930
Unmounted (ref: 8939)
Watercolour over pencil

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Provenance: The Artists Family

Although by the late 1920s Allen had already found the powerful and coherent style of painting that would characterise his work for the next four decades, he was at this time still employed as Arthur Balfour’s confidential secretary. Only in 1931, when he was made redundant, did he take up painting full time.