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Mrs Lindsey Walker, oil on canvas, signed u/l, dated 1955,
24.5" x 29.5" sight,
32.5"
x 38.5".
About the Painting: Very good condition; a few dimples in the
canvas and minor crazing in the
lower left
corner. Presented in a museum
quality frame.
About the Artist: A painter in oil and water-colour of portraits
and classical subjects, Halliday was born
in Liverpool on 7th October 1902. Studied
at Liverpool City School of Art 1921-23,
at the Académie Colarossi in Paris
1923, at the R.C.A. 1923-25, and at the British
School at Rome 1926-29. Exhibited at the
R.A., R.B.A., R.P. and the Paris Salon. Represented
in several public collections and was elected
R.B.A. 1942, R.P. 1952, P.R.B.A. 1956, P.R.P.
1970. He has lived in London for some years.
- from Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950 by Grant M. Waters.
Note: The artist was a BBC commentator, for many
years, and was recognized for
his coverage
of Royal occasions. A self portait,
"Alter
Ego," is in the collection
of the National
Portrait Gallery, London. The
painting depicts
Halliday in his role as a radio
commentator.
$ 2450.00
inclusive of S/H/I*
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outside the continental United States.
Other works by Edward Irving Halliday
Chatsworth in Wartime: The State Drawing
Room.
Lady Jean Mckenzie, Lady Eve Mackworth-Young
and Lord Leslie painted by the River Wylye
Christian and Hopeful Arrive before the Celestial
City (1926)
The Coronation Number of the Womans Journal
featuring a Portrait by the Artist.
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