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E.J.L. Hallstrom

Hallstrom, Edward John Lees Sir

1886 - 1970

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This is a painting of a fox walking towards the left through a landscape with tall grass. The ground is light yellow underneath the fox, with dark brown areas around the edges of the painting. Around the fox there are small shoots of grass in dark shades of brown, green, and yellow. Behind the fox, on the right, the grass is taller. The fox is painted in shades of white, yellow, and orange, with brown stripes across its body and tail. Its ears are up, its dark eyes look to the left, and its long bushy tail hangs down to the ground. In the background are low green hills, and the sky is mostly white, with a strip of light gray at the top and an area of burnt orange on the left side.
John Woodhouse Audubon, Long-Tailed Red Fox, 1848/1854, oil on canvas, Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.9

Long-Tailed Red Fox

John Woodhouse Audubon · 1848/1854 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1951.9.9

This is a painting of a branch with multiple birds perching on it, surrounding a round nest made of green fibers nestled amidst the leaves. The branch has green leaves and long, sharp thorns. The birds have distinct coloring and plumage. Two of the birds have red and black coloring, while the other three have yellow and black feathers. The branch hangs down from the top of the painting, and in the background is a wide, pale-blue and pink sky above rolling hills dotted with tiny trees and two minuscule human figures.
Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, Orchard Oriole, 1830/1832, pencil and oil on canvas, Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.7

Orchard Oriole

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd · 1830/1832 · pencil and oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1951.9.7

A tawny brown, long-bodied ferret leaning over a grassy mound in this horizontal painting. The animal’s body creates an arch supported on its short, darker brown legs. Its thin tail is lifted and a dark brown band across its paler, cream-white face resembles a mask. The animal has short claws and compact, rounded ears. The ferret appears to investigate a small nest at the lower center of the painting. The nest is partially hidden among tufts of grass and contains four pale, speckled eggs. Grassy hills roll back to the horizon, which comes halfway up this composition, and a sheet of white clouds mostly covers the blue-gray sky above.
John Woodhouse Audubon, Black-Footed Ferret, 1840/1846, oil on canvas, Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.1

Black-Footed Ferret

John Woodhouse Audubon · 1840/1846 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1951.9.1

Two rabbits, one white and one gray, lie on a grassy hill in this horizontal painting on paper. On our left, the white rabbit rests so its front paws face us, and it looks slightly off to our left. To our right, the gray rabbit takes up most of the picture with its head near the white rabbit and its tail nearly touching the right edge of the paper. Tiny pen and graphite strokes make up the individual hairs of the rabbits' fur and whiskers. The ground close to us is olive and earth green. Mountains are frosty teal-green in the distance under lavender-gray clouds streaking up and to our left against a blue sky. Two birds fly in the deep distance. Tiny writing in black ink in the top left corner spells "Leach" in the top left corner. A number 1 appears next to the gray rabbit’s head and a number 2 next to the white.
John James Audubon, Arctic Hare, c. 1841, pen and black ink and graphite with watercolor and oil paint on paper, Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.10

Arctic Hare

John James Audubon · c. 1841 · pen and black ink and graphite with watercolor and oil paint on paper ·  Accession ID  1951.9.10

This is a painting of three birds perched on a vertically positioned tree branch, with some small green and yellow leaves scattered around. The three birds display black-and-white plumage with yellow patches on their heads, and they have sharp black beaks. They perch on different areas of the branch, looking in different directions. The background consists of a dark brown landscape far below that fades into blue hills in the distance. Above the scene is a mostly gray sky with one patch of light blue in the upper right corner.
Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, Black-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker, 1831/1833, pencil and oil on canvas, Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.6

Black-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd · 1831/1833 · pencil and oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1951.9.6

This painting shows three chickens around a small wooden enclosure. A large rooster is on the left, its body turned to the right, showing its long tail feathers. It has its head low to the ground and appears to have a seed or piece of grain in its mouth. On the right is a wooden container with a large opening in the side. Inside this box is a hen sitting on a round white egg. It is turned to the left, and its face is close to the rooster's. Another hen stands on top of the box looking down at the rooster. All of the chickens are white with red faces. The hens have tufts of white feathers on the tops of their heads, while the rooster has a bright red comb. The color palette includes warm, earthy tones like cream, brown, and pale yellow. The background is black, and the brown ground is covered in pieces of straw.
John James Audubon, Farmyard Fowls, c. 1827, oil on canvas, Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.3

Farmyard Fowls

John James Audubon · c. 1827 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1951.9.3

This painting shows three birds painted with detailed feathers in shades of brown, black, gray, white, and yellow. Closest to us, at the bottom of the painting, a bird is nestled in a straw nest on the ground. Slightly above that bird, another one is perched on a twig amidst tall green grass. Another twig rises from the grass towards the top of the painting, and on that twig the third bird is perched, its beak open. The birds are on a small area of grassy dirt on the right side of the painting, which is next to a wide, calm body of water that stretches to the horizon on the left side. The blue sky above them is full of white clouds.
Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, Sharp-Tailed Finch, 1831/1833, pencil and oil on millboard, Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.5

Sharp-Tailed Finch

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd · 1831/1833 · pencil and oil on millboard ·  Accession ID  1951.9.5

This painting features a large, cream-colored cow with brown patches standing in a pastoral setting, facing the left. The cow has short horns above its pink ears, as well as brown hooves, a brown nose, and a round black eye. It seems to be standing on a hill, and behind it is a wooden fence and a wide field of green grass that slopes downward into the distance. On the left there are some dark green trees, and the sky is pale blue-gray.
John Woodhouse Audubon, A Young Bull, c. 1849, oil on canvas, Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.2

A Young Bull

John Woodhouse Audubon · c. 1849 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1951.9.2

A branch with long, bell-shaped golden-yellow flowers and dark green leaves drops from near the top right corner of this vertical painting. Four clusters of four or five blossoms each are spaced along two branches that fork from the main stem. Each flower is russet-red or burnt orange on the outside of the long petals, which flare to reveal a vivid yellow interior. Two yellow birds perching among the flowers are easily overlooked at first glance. The birds are small, about the size of each cluster of blossoms. They each stand on a branching stem and both face inward. The branches are outlined against a hazy blue sky with soft billowing clouds.
Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, Yellow Warbler, 1830-1833, pencil and oil on millboard, Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.8

Yellow Warbler

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd · 1830-1833 · pencil and oil on millboard ·  Accession ID  1951.9.8

This is a painting of two weasel-like animals interacting with each other in a grassy area beside a fallen tree or log. One animal is positioned on its hind legs mid-air, as if leaping or playing with the other creature. The other animal is perched on the sloped surface of the tree trunk, appearing to look downwards towards the leaping animal. The background is softly lit, with tall grasses and large, leafy plants dominating the scene. The painting uses earthy tones, mostly shades of brown, green, and pale yellow.
Anonymous Artist, Long-Tailed Weasel, c. 1845, oil on canvas, Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom, 1951.9.4

Long-Tailed Weasel

Anonymous Artist · c. 1845 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1951.9.4