Stacha Halpern
Stanislav "Stacha" Halpern (20 October 1919 – 28 January 1969) was a Polish Australian painter and sculptor. Following the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland in 1939, Halpern emigrated to Australia. A decade later he became a naturalised Australian citizen.
Also recorded as Sacha Halpern · Staszeck Halpern · Stanislas Halpern · Stascha Halpern
Stacha Halpern
- Name
- Stacha Halpern
- Birth Name
- Stanislav Halpern
- Born
- 20 October 1919
- Birthplace
- Zolkiev, Poland
- Died
- 28 January 1969
- Place of death
- Melbourne, Australia
- Known for
- Painting, sculpture
- Nationality
- Australia · Poland
- Occupation
- painter · ceramicist
- Fields
- painting
- Languages
- English
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Stanislav "Stacha" Halpern (20 October 1919 – 28 January 1969) was a Polish Australian painter and sculptor. Following the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland in 1939, Halpern emigrated to Australia. A decade later he became a naturalised Australian citizen.
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Stacha Halpern (1919–1969) was a ceramicist and painter, of Australian and Polish nationality. The ceramicist was born in Zhovkva and died in Melbourne. Activity centred on painting.
Languages used include English. Works are held at Ben Uri Gallery and National Gallery of Victoria.
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Based in Melbourne for much of his early career, Halpern painted bold semi-abstract works of street life. Later he travelled throughout Europe and experimented with pure abstraction and expressionistic portraiture. Australian artist and friend Arthur Boyd described Halpern's work as "original, vigorous and always arresting". Paintings, sculptures and pottery by Halpern are held in several of Australia's public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of South Australia.
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• Name — Stacha Halpern • Birth Name — Stanislav Halpern • Born — 20 October 1919 • Birthplace — Zolkiev, Poland • Died — 28 January 1969 • Place of death — Melbourne, Australia • Known for — Painting, sculpture
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Stacha Halpern is recorded as painter and ceramicist. The authorities additionally record the headings Sacha Halpern, Staszeck Halpern, Stanislas Halpern and Stascha Halpern.
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1919
Stacha Halpern born at Zhovkva.
1969
Stacha Halpern died at Melbourne.
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- 1.Palmer, Sheridan (March 2010). Stacha Halpern 1919-1969, Charles Nodrum Gallery. Retrieved on 6 March 2011.
- 2.McCulloch, Alan; McCulloch, Susan. Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Melbourne: Miegunyah Press, 2006. , p. 495
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