Oswald Hall b. 1917

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator) , (Printmaker) , (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).
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1996
Name
Oswald Hall
Birth date
1917
Death date
1991
Death place
None
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • c.1917- c.1991 Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1935- c.1991
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007
associate of
Christian Waller
1894
Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
child of
L. Bernard Hall
1859
Artist (Painter)
child of
L. Bernard Hall
1859
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Contemporary Art Society (Victorian Branch)
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Those Seek Him...
Date
1935
Collections
Citations:
  • McCulloch, Alan, (1984), Encyclopedia of Australian Art, (Place: Hawthorn, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia)
  • Lebovic, Josef & Warner, Sandra, Fifty Years, (Place: Paddington, NSW : Josef Lebovic Gallery, cat.32)
  • Deutscher, Chris & Butler, Roger; with Witt, Dixie, (1978), A survey of Australian relief prints, 1900/1950, (Place: Armadale, Vic : Deutscher Galleries, p 62)