Charles Edward Hallé (1846–1914), sometimes given as Edward Charles Hallé, was an English painter and gallery manager. He was a painter of history scenes, genre scenes, and portraits.

Life

Hallé was the son of

Sir Charles Hallé ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

, the German-born pianist and orchestra conductor, who emigrated to England during the revolution of 1848. His younger sister was sculptor and inventor Elinor Hallé CBE. His first professors were Richard Doyle and

Carlo Marochetti Baron Pietro Carlo Giovanni Battista Marochetti (14 January 1805 – 29 December 1867) was an Italian-born French sculptor who worked in France, Italy and Britain. He completed many public sculptures, often in a neo-classical style, plus re ...

when he entered the School of the Royal Academy in

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. At seventeen years of age he traveled to

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and worked with

Victor Mottez Victor-Louis Mottez (13 February 1809 – 7 June 1897) was a French fresco painter, painter and portraitist. Life He was born in Lille. His father was passionate about art and was himself a painter. Sent to Paris with a pension for some years, ...

, a student of Ingres. From France he traveled to

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. He was attracted to the tradition of Neo-Classicism found in Rome. Upon his return to London he exhibited four paintings at the Royal Academy in London in 1866, and then departed for

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...

. He studied the techniques of the Venetian Masters and tried to paint in their style. He then returned to England and settled permanently in London. In 1877, with J. Comyns Carr, he assisted Lord

Coutts Lindsay Sir Coutts Lindsay, 2nd Baronet (2 February 1824 – 7 May 1913 Kingston upon Thames), was a British artist and watercolourist. Life Lindsay was the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Sir James Lindsay, son of the Hon. Robert Lindsay, secon ...

in the creation of the

Grosvenor Gallery The Grosvenor Gallery was an art gallery in London founded in 1877 by Sir Coutts Lindsay and his wife Blanche. Its first directors were J. Comyns Carr and Charles Hallé. The gallery proved crucial to the Aesthetic Movement because it prov ...

. In 1888 with Burne-Jones, he founded the New Gallery in Regent Street. In 1909, he published his reminiscences, ''Notes from a Painter's Life'', a valuable if somewhat cantankerous source-book. He exhibited frequently in the two galleries he helped found. His works have been displayed in the museum in Sheffield.

Pre-Raphaelites

Despite having been born only two years prior to the founding the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, stylistically Hallé was firmly aligned with the aesthetic of that group. Charles Hallé is mentioned very fondly by

Isadora Duncan Angela Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877 or May 27, 1878 – September 14, 1927) was an American dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance, who performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the US. Born and raised in ...

in her 1927 book ''My Life'', published the year of her death. She describes the activities she and Charles enjoyed together in Paris, long strolls, trips to the countryside, gallery tramping and dining. She said, "I danced for him in the forest and he made sketches of me."

Gallery

File:Charles Edward Hallé - Paolo and Francesca 01.jpg, '' Paolo and Francesca'' File:Charles Edward Hallé - Francesca and Her Lute.jpg, ''Francesca and her Lute'' File:Charles Edward Hallé - Preparing for the Ball.jpg, ''Preparing for the Ball''

References

External links

Biography at European Art Gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Halle, Charles Edward 19th-century English painters English male painters 20th-century English painters History painters British genre painters 1846 births 1914 deaths 19th-century English male artists Pre-Raphaelite painters 20th-century English male artists