Village by the Sea
Oil painting by William Halle depicting a Village by the Sea. 1996.
Coastal landscape. in the foreground the viewer can see a group of 6 rocks of various sizes in a field. In the middle ground the painting presents us with a village with houses of different sizes and shapes and a wooden structure resembling a crane. In the background of the painting we can see the tranquil blue sea and the cloudy sky.
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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