ARTIST: Hal Hurst (United Kingdom, 1863 - 1938)
TITLE: Oriental Pottery Seller
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Few minor scratches/paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame.
ART SIZE: 10 x 14 inches / 25 x 35 cm
FRAME SIZE: 15 x 19 inches / 38 x 48 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
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CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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BIOGRAPHY:
Born Henry William Lowe Hurst in London on August 26, 1865, he was the son of Henry Hurst, a well-known African traveller and publisher (Hurst and Blackett). He was educated at St. Paul's School in London and soon after started recording the political instability of Ireland through drawings and illustrations of eviction scenes. He travelled to the United States where he found work at the Philadelphia Press and at several New York newspapers, producing illustrations for their stories. Hal returned to Europe studying art at the Royal Academy Schools and the Academie Julian in Paris. He exhibited extensively at all the principal London galleries and was elected member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1896, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1898, and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1900. He was a founder member of the Royal Miniature Society from its inception in 1896, and displayed his work at their Inaugural Exhibition held in the same year. He was elected Vice President, a position he held until stepping down in 1913, and he was given the distinction of Honorary member status the following year.The Complete Dictionary of Royal Academy Exhibitors, 1769-1904 lists Hurst’s address as 8 St. Paul’s Studios, West Kensington(London) between 1896 and 1899(note hand-written address on back of illustration). By 1903 he was at 62 Grosvenor St., West. He also shared a studio at 23a South Audley Street, Mayfair, London with Alyn Williams founder of the Royal Miniature Society. A motivated, prolific and respected artist, Hal illustrated in excess of 20 published books including Mark Twain's The American Claimant. In addition, his illustrations were published in Punch, Harper's Weekly, Vanity Fair, The Idler and the Illustrated London News, amongst others. He married and had one son and two daughters with whom he lived at 9 Colville Mansions, Bayswater. He was the friend and neighbour of Douglas Sladen, the well-known author and travel writer, who also owned many of Hurst's paintings. Sladen described Hurst as being 'a very clever painter' and having a 'beautiful young wife.'The National Art Library, London holds letters written by Hurst to Sir Isidore Spielmann and Reginald S. Hunt. Hal Hurst died in 1938.