In this petite portrait, Anne Marie Hall paints an enigmatic figure. Despite the palette of blues and pinks, the subject appears reticent, as though lost in a memory we cannot access. With a wide mouth, soulful eyes and curled hair, it is captured with raw intimacy.

Like Hester and Mirka Mora, Hall forged a compelling female voice in the otherwise male dominated realm of Australian modernism. That her practice was at times overshadowed by her marriage to John Perceval is a testament to the era’s issues with gender parity. Now however, described at the last Antipodean Expressionist by critic Jeff Makin, and collected by The National Gallery of Australia, the Ian Potter Museum and Geelong Gallery, her absence is being redressed.

Small yet mighty, ‘Untitled (Shades of Blue)’ is a beautifully rendered work, a jewel for collections of portraits, modernist art and female artists.

Anne Marie HALL (1945 - )
'Untitled (Shades of Blue)' 1966
oil on board
Image Size: 18 x 15 cm
Dimensions: 18 x 15 x 4 cm
Signed: Signed with initials 'AH' lower centre and dated 66
Comes with Letter of Provenance

Condition: Very Good: Describes a work of art's image as Excellent, but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame. There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the paint surface.

(c) The Artist or Assignee

DIRECTOR'S NOTE:
While the photographs capture this portrait accurately, the work is even more stunning in person. If you can, viewing in the gallery is encouraged!