Property from a Savannah, GA Estate

Description:

William Halsey (SC, 1915-1999), The Pirates' House, Savannah, Georgia, 1957, Pen and Watercolor, signed lower left, depicting a street scene featuring the Pirates House with figures walking down the sidewalk, with image of verso on the back of the frame, reading 'Pirate's House 20 East Broad St. Savannah, Georgia, Painting by WM. Halsey P. 20 (center) LMT Jan-Feb '57,' and also marked 'Featured in FORD TIMES,' matted and framed. Frame size: 24 3/8 in. x 34 3/8 in.

Charleston artist William Melton Halsey was a leader of the Southern modern art movement in the 20th century. Growing up during the Charleston Renaissance, he studied under Elizabeth O'Neill Verner and at the University of South Carolina, before spending time learning color theory at the school of the MFA Boston. Halsey taught at the Gibes, the Charleston School of Art and the College of Charleston. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art, the MFA Boston, the Gibes Museum of Art and others. The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston bears the artist's name. (The Johnson Collection)

Measurements: Height: by sight 15 3/4 in. x Width: 26 3/8 in.

Condition:

Good condition, not viewed out of frame.

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