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Fred Hall
Cows grazing on a hillside

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Fred Hall (1860-1948) Cows grazing on a hillside Signed 'Fred Hall' lower right Oil on board Painting Size - 12 x 16 in Framed Size - 17 x 21 in Fred Hall was a British painter who saw poetry in ploughed fields and found stories in the stillness of farmyards. Born in Stillington, Yorkshire, Hall became a key member of the Newlyn School, a group of plein-air painters who sought to capture the authentic lives of working people through natural light and honest detail. Hall’s work is grounded in realism but softened by an almost lyrical sensitivity. His subjects—labourers in fields, livestock in pastures, quiet village scenes—are rendered not with grandeur, but with a kind of reverence. He painted what he saw, but more importantly, he painted how it felt to be there: the damp air, the flicker of sunlight on hay, the weight of a day’s work. He studied at Lincoln School of Art and later in Antwerp, where his eye for composition and technical control deepened. Upon returning to England, he settled in Newlyn, Cornwall, joining a close-knit circle of artists who valued simplicity, naturalism, and truth over academic pretension. Though not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, Hall’s work remains quietly powerful. His paintings are snapshots of a vanishing rural England, viewed with empathy and restraint. They don’t shout—they whisper, inviting the viewer to pause, to observe, and to appreciate the beauty in the ordinary.
  • Creator:
    Fred Hall (1860 - 1948, English)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Stoke, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU446316164882

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