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Artists›Hal Hurst

Hal Hurst

American, 1865–1938

WA-00049066

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ5640808

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2 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/12277
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%

About

Why this artist matters now

Hal Hurst was an English painter, etcher, and miniaturist who specialized in intimate works on a diminished scale. A founding member of the Royal Miniature Society, he brought technical precision and psychological depth to portrait miniatures during a period of revival for the form. His practice also encompassed easel painting, printmaking, and commercial illustration, positioning him as a versatile practitioner across multiple registers of British art.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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Art Institute of ChicagoChicago

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Artworks (6)

Josephine Dale Lace (died 1937)

1937 · oil paint

David Lloyd George (1863–1945)

1915 · oil paint

The funeral procession of Queen Victoria

1901

Lovesick Girl

1889 · Gouache, with touches of brush and black wash, over graphite, on tan board

27.2 × 22.7 cm (10 3/4 × 8 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

At the Ball

1885 · Brush and blue wash, with touches of scraping, heightened with white gouache, on laminate board

32.6 × 26.2 cm (12 7/8 × 10 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cycling in Hyde Park

Artwork sources (2)

6 published of 6 catalogued · 6 with image

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Art Institute Chicago
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17 entries · 1 sources

David Lloyd George (1863–1945)
1915 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Josephine Dale Lace (died 1937)
1937 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The funeral procession of Queen Victoria
1901 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Cycling in Hyde Park
— · Wikidata · 3 prov
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