Art Students
Oil painting by William Halle depicting two Art Students.
This painting depicts a group of two art students engaged in a class in the setting of an art studio. The students are seated and one is holding a portrait in her hand. An easel towers to the left side of the painting. The colour composition of the scene is based in the colour blue, that takes presence not only in the students clothes but also on the background.
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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