The ALAN HALLIDAY Collecton
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An incredible collection shown at the Palm Beach Art, Antique & Jewelry show 2026
Alan Halliday
‘Cherry Trees in Cannes’ Oil on Canvas
Signed
45” x 57”
Alan Halliday (b. 1952)
Alan Halliday is a distnguished contemporary Britsh artst renowned for his vivid and dynamic depictons of the performing arts. His artstc career spans decades, during which he has become a leading fgure in capturing the essence of theatre, ballet and opera. Through his unique style, marked by fuidity, boldness, and an acute sensitvity to movement and emoton, Halliday’s work celebrates the intersecton of visual art and live performance.
His passion for the arts emerged early in his life. Raised in an environment that encouraged creatvity and intellectual curiosity, he pursued his interest in art and history with dedicaton. Between 1970-74 he trained at the Courtauld Insttute of Art in London, one of the most prestgious insttutons for art history. In 1982 Halliday was awarded a doctorate in the history of art by Oxford University.
Halliday’s artstc style is characterised by its fuidity, 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 swif and gestural, capturing movement with an almost cinematc quality. Rather than focusing on precise detail, Halliday emphasises the emotonal and physical energy of his subjects. This approach allows his work to resonate deeply with viewers as it evokes the feetng nature of performance
Coming from an actng background himself, he easily depicts the energy and emoton 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 mater is extensive. Halliday now lives in France by the Loire and produces landscapes, interiors, stll lives, fguratve and abstract works.
‘Dining
at
Table
Charleston’ 24” x 32” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘From the Daniele, Venice’ 24” x 32” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Garden in Cinque Terre’
18” x 15” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Fler
Mai’
20” x 24” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Juan les Pins’
18” x 22” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘la
Table Manger de George’ 22” x 32” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Lavender and Poppies in a Moroccan Vase’
39½” x 39½” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Les Pailles Poppies’
18” x 24” - Oil on Canvas
- Signed
‘Nature
Morte a Charleston’ 12” x 16” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Poppies’
23½” x 19½” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Poppies with Two Pots’
20” x 24” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘The Persimmon Tree at Les Pailles’
25” x 22” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘The Spanish Garden, Villa Ephrussi’
24” x 36” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Yachts at St Tropez’
24” x 32” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
‘Tulips
and Catkins’
18” x 22½” - Oil on Canvas- Signed
‘Bird
at Jardin Majorelle’ 32” x 44½” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Royal Ascot’ 15” x 22” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Stll
Life at Presbystery’
15” x 22” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘The
Pond at Jardin Majorelle’
29½” x 41” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Anemones’
22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘View
from Madeira’ 18” x 21½” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘The
Piazza During Carnival’
18” x 21½” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Enterance to the Harbour’
15” x 22” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Garden of the Alcaszar, Seville’
20” x 24” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Jardin Majorelle, Fountain’ 22” x 30” - Watercolour on Paper - Signed
‘Snow at Richmond Park’
20” x 20” - Oil on Canvas - Signed
Please contact a member of the team if you would like any further informaton on any of the works featured - or alternatvely would like a hard copy of the brochure. The works will be hanging in the gallery, so make sure to pop in to view these excitng pieces in the fesh!
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