But, although Alten painted alongside fellow artists, he never became a resident member of any artists' colony. Nor did he formally, by designation or choice, become a follower of specific "schools" such as the Fauves in France or the Ashcan School of the Depression era.
Although Alten worked alongside fellow artists, he never joined an artist's colony and didn't choose to follow particular "schools" such as the Fauves in France or the Ashcan School of the Depression period.