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Robert Emmett Owen American, 1878-1957 Red Covered Bridge Signed R. Emmett Owen (ll) Oil on canvas 25 3/8 x 32 1/4 inches Provenance: Private collection, Louisville, KY Owen's commitment to recording a disappearing America is demonstrated in his images of New England's old covered bridges. Built by hand from large, slow-growth timbers that were once the pride of New England forests, they were reminders of the unsullied nature of the nation's landscape before the rise of the modern timber industry. These works were avidly collected by the businessmen who frequented Owen's New York gallery, for whom they provided a stabilizing image of an unchanging world. C The Spanierman Gallery, LLC Collection of American Art