Name/Title
HALL, W. S. (Attrib), "Yellowstone Lake", No DateDescription
William S "Bill" Hall (attributed), "Yellowstone Lake" (on leather name plate), no date, oil on lacquer board, board-6x14¼ in., frame-17¾x16¼ in. W.S. Hall was a part-time artist who, while traveling in the northwest as a hardware salesman, painted landscape images. He sold out of this home in Rupert ID. Additionally, for 3 years during the depression, he ran the "Hall's Scenery Studio" in West Yellowstone, MT. In his retirement years, Hall made and sold earrings using pine cones he gathered from the forests of the northwest.
Note 1: the accompanying reverse-side images are from known W.S.Hall paintings; the "Yellowstone Lake" painting lacks these identifying markings.
Note 2: The attribution of the image to W.S. Hall is credited to the work of JD Sobol, a W.S. Hall collector.Create Date
May 12, 2025Update Date
August 3, 2025
