Kenneth Hall, British 1913-1946 - The Blue House, 1937; oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated on the reverse 'Hall The Blue House April 5th 1937', 50.6 x 60.7 cm Provenance: the Estate of Basil Rakoczi Note: Hall founded the Modernist group, The...

Kenneth Hall, British 1913-1946 - The Blue House, 1937; oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated on the reverse 'Hall The Blue House April 5th 1937', 50.6 x 60.7 cm Provenance: the Estate of Basil Rakoczi Note: Hall founded the Modernist group, The White Stag Group, along with his partner, Basil Rakoczi. Influenced by Surrealism and founded in London, they moved to Ireland in 1940. Gaining Irish members including Nano Reid and Norah McGuiness, their work focusing on psychological states and esoteric myth and symbols. Instrumental to Hall's artistic career and his first solo exhibition was the dealer Lucy Wertheim. Wertheim also promoted Barbara Hepworth, Christopher Wood, Frances Hodgkins and Henry Moore. An exhibition of her legacy 'A Life in Art & Reuniting the Twenties Group' has recently been on display at Towner Eastbourne, UK, including works by both Hall and Rakoczi.
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