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David Halliday

American, b. 1958
David Halliday's photographs are about beauty, pure and simple. His primary subjects are carefully composed still lifes, portraits and landscapes which he shoots in black and white film with only natural light. He is a purist behind the lens, rarely manipulating his negatives in any way and a master in the darkroom. His work has an ethereal quality that's translated not only through the subject, but also by the warm colors and sepia tones he uses in his printing.
Five Fish (Color Food Still Life Photograph of Fish on Tabletop with Mint Green)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Formalist style color still life photograph of five sardine fish on a white marble tabletop with a mint green background "Five Fish", 2007 Archival pigment print, edition of 25 Image size: 11 x 14 inches 17 x 21 inches with light wood frame with non-glare glass and 8-ply white mat Excellent condition, ready to hang as is Halliday captures the beauty of a traditional still life with a contemporary spin. Here 5 fish lay on a table against a light green background. The print is part of an edition of 25, is currently framed in a light wood frame with non-glare glass and an 8-ply white mat. The artist's signature is located on the back and front. About the Artist: David Halliday's photographs are about beauty, pure and simple. His primary subjects are carefully composed still lifes, portraits and landscapes which he shoots in black and white film with only natural light. He is a purist behind the lens, rarely manipulating his negatives in any way, and a master in the darkroom. His work has an ethereal quality that's translated not only through the subject, but also by the warm colors and sepia tones he uses in his printing. More about the work: A master of light, David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Celebrated for his ‘purist’ eye, he poetically captures the nude male body in a selection of sepia-toned prints from 1996. Rarely revealing the model's face, Halliday prefers to focus on the natural drape of limbs, soft folds of flawless skin, and curvature of the spine. Overall, a stunningly intimate portrayal of the male form done with elegance and charm. Resume: Born 1958, Glen Cove, New York Lives in Schodack Landing, NY EDUCATION 1998 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina 1988 The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine 1976-79 Syracuse University, New York 1974-76 Wooster School Community Art Center, Danbury, Connecticut SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Threadbare/New Photographs, Arthur Roger Galley, New Orleans, LA McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX 2012 The Past Still Present, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA 2010 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA Wessel+O’Connor Fine Art, Lambertville, NJ Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA Graficas Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2009 Culinary Delights, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX Two Decades: David Halliday, Carrie Haddad Photographs, Hudson, NY 2008 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA Still-Life, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY Watermark Gallery, Houston TX Strange Fruit: David Halliday and Greg Kuharic...
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Early 2000s Modern David Halliday

Materials

Archival Pigment

Shell (Black & White Still Life Photograph of a White Shell, Framed)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Black and white still life photograph of a white shell on a simple white background "Shell", photographed by David Halliday in 2003 Sepia toned silv...
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Early 2000s Modern David Halliday

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mirrored Lake (Sepia tone Landscape Photograph taken in Louisana)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 1 of 25 17.5 x 17.5 inches unframed, 30.5 x 30.5 inches framed Frame is dark brown wood molding, 8 ply antique white mat and glass Sepia toned silver gelatin print of a serenely still lake in Louisiana When Time Stands Still. The Photographs of David Halliday Whether traveling to a foreign land, wandering through a neighborhood marketto shop for food, or engaging in convivial conversation with a friend at his home,David Halliday is easily charmed, intrigued, excited, or amused by all that surroundshim. An artful documenter of life, Haliday uses his camera as a tool for recording themultitudinous special moments that capture his attention. Once in the darkroom, heeditorializes his finds, subtly embellishing each image until it somehow evokes thesensation that led him to photograph a subject in the first place. With the exception of a series of platinum print portraits, Halliday produces all of hisphotographs as sepia toned silver gelatin prints. Both processes are highly trad-itional and, in requiring that the artist avoid the use of any color other than sepia,they stand in sharp contrast to splashier modes such as Cibachrome, Polaroid, or digitally produced Iris prints […]. For Halliday, the warm tones afforded by age-old processes reflect his desire to reclaim the past or cherish the present in the form of soft, tranquil, frozen moments...
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1990s Contemporary David Halliday

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Silver Gelatin

Staircase (Square, Sepia Toned Vintage Photograph of a Spiral Staircase)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 4 of 25 Custom black stained wood molding with visible grain 8-ply antique white mat with AR non glare glass. 4.5 x 4.5 inches unframed, 17 x 17 inches framed This square sepia toned silver gelatin print of a Victorian spiraling staircase...
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1990s Modern David Halliday

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Corn Crib
By David Halliday
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing.
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1990s Other Art Style David Halliday

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Male Nude with Head Down (Sepia Toned Figurative Photograph by David Halliday)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary figurative sepia toned photograph of nude male model Sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 3 of 25 Image size: 8 x 8 inches 17.5 x 16.5 x 1 inches framed with 8-ply white mat and non reflective glass. Signed and dated below image with atelier stamp This contemporary figurative photograph was taken by David Halliday in 1998. The sepia toned silver gelatin print beautifully captures a standing male model on a simple monotone background. The nude model's flawless skin complements the similarly toned sepia backdrop, while contrasts in light and shadow accentuate his toned back and shoulder muscles. The figure's casual pose lends a serene atmosphere to the image. This print, 3rd in the edition of 25, is framed in a custom brown wood Larson Juhl frame with an 8 ply white mat and non reflective glass. The print is signed with an atelier stamp on the lower right. About the Artist: David Halliday's photographs are about beauty, pure and simple. His primary subjects are carefully composed still lifes, portraits and landscapes which he shoots in black and white film with only natural light. He is a purist behind the lens, rarely manipulating his negatives in any way, and a master in the darkroom. His work has an ethereal quality that's translated not only through the subject, but also by the warm colors and sepia tones he uses in his printing. More about the work: A master of light, David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Celebrated for his ‘purist’ eye, he poetically captures the nude male body in a selection of sepia-toned prints from 1996. Rarely revealing the model's face, Halliday prefers to focus on the natural drape of limbs, soft folds of flawless skin, and curvature of the spine. Overall, a stunningly intimate portrayal of the male form done with elegance and charm. Resume: Born 1958, Glen Cove, New York Lives in Schodack Landing, NY EDUCATION 1998 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina 1988 The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine 1976-79 Syracuse University, New York 1974-76 Wooster School Community Art Center, Danbury, Connecticut SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Threadbare/New Photographs, Arthur Roger Galley, New Orleans, LA McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX 2012 The Past Still Present, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA 2010 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA Wessel+O’Connor Fine Art, Lambertville, NJ Julie Heller...
Category

1990s Contemporary David Halliday

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Fish Net Light (Sepia Toned Landscape of Net in Water and Reflection from Tonga)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sepia Toned Landscape of Net in Water and Reflection from Tonga 17 x 17, edition 5 of 25 Silver Gelatin Print, unframed David Halliday's series consists of sepia-toned still lives ...
Category

1990s Contemporary David Halliday

Materials

Archival Pigment

Compote with Teeth (Still Life Photograph of White Teeth in a Glass Cup)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Vertical color still life photograph of human and animal teeth in a glass compote cup on a wood tabletop against a grey background "Compote with Teeth", photographed by David Halliday in 2012 archival pigment print, ed. 6/12 15 x 10.75 inch image size, 21.5 x 16.5 inches in a white painted wood frame Excellent condition, ready to hang "Compote with Teeth" is an archival pigment print by photographer, David Halliday. A surrealist spin is given to a classic still life composition by pairing ivory...
Category

2010s Contemporary David Halliday

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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David Halliday Sale Prices

Sold DateSold PriceCategoryMediumCreation Year
2025$3,000Landscape PhotographySilver Gelatin Print1999
2025$1,750Figurative Photography, Nude PhotographySilver Gelatin Print1996
2024$1,450Still-life Photography, Color PhotographyArchival Pigment Print2008
$2,067
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$1,450-$3,000
Sold price range of items in the past 12 months

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