Alan Halliday (b. 1952)
Alan Halliday is a distinguished contemporary British artist renowned for his vivid and dynamic depictions of the performing arts. His artistic career spans decades, during which he has become a leading figure in capturing the essence of theatre, ballet and opera. Through his unique style, marked by fluidity, boldness, and an acute sensitivity to movement and emotion, Halliday’s work celebrates the intersection of visual art and live performance. His passion for the arts emerged early in his life. Raised in an environment that encouraged creativity and intellectual curiosity, he pursued his interest in art and history with dedication. Between 1970-74 he trained at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, one of the most prestigious institutions for art history. In 1982 Halliday was awarded a doctorate in the history of art by Oxford University.
Halliday’s artistic style is characterised by its fluidity, immediacy, and expressiveness. He works principally in oil on canvas and gouache on paper but also sketches in watercolours and ink, these mediums allow him to convey the dynamism of live performance. His brushstrokes are swift and gestural, capturing movement with an almost cinematic quality. Rather than focusing on precise detail, Halliday emphasises the emotional and physical energy of his subjects. This approach allows his work to resonate deeply with viewers as it evokes the fleeting nature of performance
Coming from an acting background himself, he easily depicts the energy and emotion of the stage. He has sketched and painted performers from the Royal Ballet and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Beyond his stage inspired pieces, his subject matter is extensive. Halliday now lives in France by the Loire and produces landscapes, interiors, still lives, figurative and abstract works.
‘Lavender and Poppies in a Moroccan Vase’ 39½” x 39½” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘la
Table Manger de George’ 22” x 32” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Poppies with Two Pots’
20” x 24” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘The Spanish Garden, Villa Ephrussi’
x 36” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
24”
‘From the Daniele, Venice’ 24” x 36” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘From the Daniele, Venice’
24” x 32” - Oil on Canvas - Signed ‘Nature Morte a Charleston’ 12” x 16” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Garden in Cinque Terre’
18” x 15” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Fler Mai
‘Dining Table at Charleston’
20” x 24” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
23 ½” x 32” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Juan les Pins’
18” x 22” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Lemon
Trees at Roquebrune’
45” x 57” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘ler
Mai’
20” x 24” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Citronniers at Chateau de St Loup’
45” x 57” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Yachts at St Tropez
24” x 32” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Poppies’
23½” x 19½” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘The Studio at Les Pailles’
18” x 24” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Tulips and Catkins’
20” x 24” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘The Persimmon Tree at Les Pailles’
25” x 22” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Lemons From Nice’
18” x 22” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘The Piazza During Carnival’
18” x 22” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘The Citrus Garden, Marrakesh’ 24” x 36” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Snow
20” x 20” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
at Richmond Park’
‘View
From Madeira’ 18” x 22” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Garden of the Alcazar, Seville’
20” x
- Oil on Canvas - Signed
24”
‘The Port of Tangier’
18” x 21½” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Brushpot & Quinces’ 13” x 16” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘August
Sunflower’ 22” x 18” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Late
Tulips’ 32” x 24” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Anemones’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Mimosa and Boats’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘The Citrus Garden’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Enterance to the Harbour, la Rochelle’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Lemon Tree at Chateau St Loup’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Jardin Majorelle, Fountain’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Gladiola’
22” x 30” - Watercolour
on Paper - Signed
‘Royal Ascot’ 15” x 22” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Still
Life at Presbystery’
15” x 22” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘The
Pond at Jardin Majorelle ’
29½” x 41” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Fish Street’ 22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Wyle Cop’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Blossom Tree’
‘Jardin Majorelle’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Villa Kerylos to Cap Ferrat’ 22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Roquebrune’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Villa Etrave’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘The Open Orangery’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Garden at Musee Bonnard’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘The Garden Path, Villa Etrave’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Giardini Botanici’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Villa Ephrussi Fountains’ 22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Blossom
in the Potager’ 22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Yachts in Antibes’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Alhambra Gardens, Seville’
30” x 22” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Alhambra Gardens, Seville II’
30” x 22” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Venice,
on Torcello’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Venice, Wagners Palazzo’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘On the Grand Canal’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Venice, Façade of Loggia dei Cavalli ’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Venice,
Along on the Canal’ 22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘The Grad Canal’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Madonna, Delle Salute’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Promenade des Anglais’ 22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Musee Bonnard’
30” x 22” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘The Rialto Bridge’ 22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Along the Grand Canal’ 22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Giudecca, Venice’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Basilica of Murano ’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Della Salute from the Grand Canal’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed