A Town and Its Habitive
Oil painting by William Halle depicting A Town and Its Habitive. 1990.
This painting depicts a male figure in the foreground, dressed in dark clothing with a white shirt. He is standing in a park and two paths are shown directly behind him, one horizontal, where a bench and a litter bin are located to his left. The other path, vertical leads to the a vibrant and colourful depiction of a town extending towards a hillside. The buildings are painted with loose brushstrokes, giving the scene an impressionistic feel. The sky above is dynamic, with patches of blue and white clouds. There is a small area of water to the top right of the painting, were a sailboat appears.
Artist Biography
Hallé (b. Richmond, Surrey) Hallé was a British landscape painter in oil, descended from Sir Peter Lely, court painter to Charles II. He began painting after moving to London’s East End at 20, studying at local institutes while working nights. During Army service, he attended art schools and later exhibited in South Africa. Featured in Young Artists of Promise (1957), he held solo shows at Wildenstein and O’Hana Gallery. After a long hiatus, he returned to painting in the 1990s. His work is held in public collections in Hull, Bury, and by Wandsworth Heritage Collection.
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