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Artist Francois Van Halter

Francois Van Halter (FrancoisVanHalter)

Poet ? Painter ? Philosopher. Born 1923, Ghent, Belgium of artistic parents

Inspired by rich life experience his thoughts in form of maxims, together with ?Notes Born from Thinking? to be published. Cognoscenti talk about Technical Virtuosity, Powerful Expression, Bravaru. Tribute to great masters like Vermeer, Cezanne, van Gogh, De Kooning and Kline. ?I often start with a rather representational sketch, then stylise and possibly distort or exaggerate details. The aim is to get the deeper or hidden meaning of the subject. That is why I consider myself an ontological artist.?

Artworks

Francois Van Halter — Split level hut
Split level hut Oil on canvas 70cm x 90cm
Francois Van Halter — Nude in red chair
Nude in red chair Oil on canvas 45,5cm x 40cm
Francois Van Halter — Blonde on bench
Blonde on bench Oil on masonite 100cm x 125cm
Francois Van Halter — Composition (late 2006)
Composition (late 2006) Oil on 2 box canvasses 2 of 100cm x 50cm
Francois Van Halter — Flowers (NSE29)
Flowers (NSE29) Oil on canvas laid on masonite 76cm x 61cm
Francois Van Halter — Head (the yellow nose)
Head (the yellow nose) Oil on masonite and frame 55,5cm x 45,3cm
Francois Van Halter — I am alone
I am alone Oil on masonite
Francois Van Halter — I feel so small
I feel so small Oil on canvas laid on masonite 56cm x 45,5cm
Francois Van Halter — Karl, here we come
Karl, here we come Oil on canvas 70cm x 90cm
Francois Van Halter — Landscape (two women and two children)
Landscape (two women and two children) Oil on canvas 61cm x 80cm
Francois Van Halter — Landscape (Xhosa woman and child)
Landscape (Xhosa woman and child) Oil on canvas laid on masonite 61cm x 76cm
Francois Van Halter — Men are men
Men are men Oil on canvas 68cm x 92cm
Francois Van Halter — Mother and child (green bottle in foreground)
Mother and child (green bottle in foreground) Oil on masonite 45,5cm x 40cm
Francois Van Halter — Painting reborn
Painting reborn Oil on canvas 86cm x 86cm
Francois Van Halter — Street cleaners in Umtata
Street cleaners in Umtata Oil on masonite 65cm x 115cm
Francois Van Halter — The pipe and the Adams apple
The pipe and the Adams apple Oil on canvas 70cm x 90cm
Francois Van Halter — The shoe maker
The shoe maker Oil on canvas plus part of frame 68cm x 69cm
Francois Van Halter — Third time lucky
Third time lucky Oil on canvas 90cm x 75cm
Francois Van Halter — Three figures in the wood
Three figures in the wood Oil on canvas 61cm x 76cm
Francois Van Halter — Time to think
Time to think Oil on canvas 61,5cm x 76cm
Francois Van Halter — To see or not to see
To see or not to see Oil on canvas 70cm x 90cm
Francois Van Halter — Trio (late 2006)
Trio (late 2006) Oil on 3 box canvasses 3 of 100cm x 50cm
Francois Van Halter — White clown
White clown Oil on canvas 61cm x 51cm
Francois Van Halter — Who the hell is he
Who the hell is he Oil on masonite 45,5cm x 40cm