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Kenneth Hall, (1913-1946) Charing Cross Tube Stat

Kenneth Hall, (1913-1946) Charing Cross Tube Station Oil on canvas, 51 x 61cm, (20 x 24") Signed, inscribed with title verso and dated November 21st 1936 Provenance: From the collection of Hall's close friend and gallery owner Lucy Wertheim Kenneth Hall was born in Surrey but his mother came from Co. Cork. He was mainly self taught as an artist and took up painting seriously in the mid-1930s after meeting his close friend Basil Rakoczi. Both artists were represented in London by Lucy Wertheim who ran a gallery in London and represented 'The Twenties Group' a group that included Christopher Wood, Barbara Hepworth and Irish artists Norah McGuinness and Elizabeth Rivers. Kenneth Hall had a number of solo shows with her in the late 1930s and his work was included in her mixed exhibitions. To avoid Conscription Hall and Rakoczi moved to Ireland in 1939 settling first in Delphi, Co. Mayo, and they later moved to Dublin. They formed the 'White Stag' movement and held their first show in Baggot Street in 1940 where they were joined by Mainie Jellett, Nick Nicholls and Georgette Rondel, among others. Hall continued to show with the White Stag Group throughout the war years and also held several solo shows while in Dublin. Tragically Hall who suffered from depression took his own life a few months after leaving Ireland in July 1946. This work is typical of the work Hall was doing around 1936/7 and was in Lucy Wertheim's own collection. Hall was featured prominently in the "White Stag" show in IMMA Summer / Winter 2005.