Oswald Hall b. 1917

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Mid 20th century Melbourne painter and printmaker. Son of L. Bernard Hall, he was interested in Theosophy and the Contemporary Art Society (Victorian Branch).
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painter, son of L. Bernard Hall , lived in Melbourne. Influenced by Christian Waller and their common interest in Theosophy, he produced about six linocuts during the Depression in small editions, e.g. Those Seek Him… 1935 (edn 4). A Foundation member of the CAS, his post 1940 work is dream like surreal expressionism.

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Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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Related collections
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic. (collected in)
  • Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)