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b. 1888 - d. 1957

Norma Bassett Hall (1889–1957) was an American printmaker. She was a woodblock printmaker and often depicted landscapes and outdoor scenes.


Norma Bassett Hall was born in 1889 in Halsey, Oregon to William and Mary Bassett (née Russell). In 1910, she became a member of the inaugural class of the Museum Art School (now the Pacific Northwest College of Art) in Portland, Oregon. After leaving Portland, she briefly taught in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before continuing her education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1915-1918. She also studied privately with the noted British printmaker Mabel Royds.

While studying at the SAIC, Norma Bassett met and would later marry Arthur William Hall, a fellow student and artist known today as an etcher and watercolorist. She lived much of her life in Kansas and New Mexico.



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  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT
    Jun. 28, 2026

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Red Bluffs Circa 1930 The very rare image is signed lower right front and titled lower left near the edition inscription of 20/75. Despite the stated edition of 75 prints, no record of this image being in any public collection, dealer inventory or auction catalog, currently or over the past 30-plus years, could be found. The Wichita Art Association exhibition label verso lists the edition as 75 but states 10 as the number of available, interestingly. This print is listed as number 48 in Joby Patterson, Norma Bassett Hall: Catalogue Raisonne of the Block Prints and Serigraphs (Petaluma, California: Pomegranate, 2014). The author provides that this image was exhibited at the Twelfth International Print Makers Exhibition, Print Makers Society of California, Los Angeles Museum, Mar.; 1931, Etchings of 1931; and . Arthur W. Hall, Norma B. Hall, Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston, Oct. Collections: University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson. They go on to point out how the towering cloud formations and distant impressions of the desert terrain in Norma Bassett Hall's 1930s Southwest landscapes recall the atmospheric landscapes of her teacher, Ethel Louise Coe. In her painting titled Clouds, Veiled Peak, Taos, Coe treats the big sky of the American Southwest, and the monumental cloud formations of any given day, as the primary and most striking element of the composition. Image measures 7 x 9.25, sheet is 8.5 x 10.5, and frame is 13 x 16 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Navajo Land
    Mar. 10, 2026

    Norma Bassett Hall, Navajo Land

    Est: $2,500 - $5,000

    Norma Bassett Hall 1888 - 1957 Navajo Land woodcut initialed in block lower right: NBH titled lower left: NAVAJO LAND signed lower right: Norma Bassett Hall

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) PENCIL SIGNED SERIGRAPH
    Feb. 22, 2026

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) PENCIL SIGNED SERIGRAPH

    Est: $300 - $500

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Game Creek Bridge Circa 1945 The serigraph from an edition of 160 prints is signed by the artist in pencil lower right and titled lower left near the edition inscription. Image measures 11 x 14, sheet is 14 x 17, and frame is 19.25 x 21.25 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) PENCIL SIGNED SERIGRAPH
    Nov. 08, 2025

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) PENCIL SIGNED SERIGRAPH

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Sleeping Pueblo 1930 The serigraph published in an edition of 100 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and titled lower left. Image measures 6 x 10 with a framed size of 14.5 x 18.5 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Whale Cove
    Nov. 07, 2025

    Norma Bassett Hall, Whale Cove

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Norma Bassett Hall 1888 - 1957 Whale Cove woodcut, edition 47 of 75 editioned and titled lower left: 47/75 WHALE COVE signed lower right: Norma Bassett Hall

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Spring in Santa Fe
    Nov. 07, 2025

    Norma Bassett Hall, Spring in Santa Fe

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Norma Bassett Hall 1888 - 1957 Spring in Santa Fe serigraph titled lower left: SPRING IN SANTA FE signed lower right: Norma Bassett Hall

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Sanctuario
    Nov. 07, 2025

    Norma Bassett Hall, Sanctuario

    Est: $2,500 - $4,500

    Norma Bassett Hall 1888 - 1957 Sanctuario serigraph titled lower left: SANCTUARIO signed lower right: Norma Bassett Hall

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT
    Sep. 28, 2025

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Cabin in the Blue Ridge Circa 1940 The very rare color woodblock print from an edition of only 50 impressions is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and titled lower left near the inscription of Ed. 50. No record of this print having appeared at auction in the last 30 years could be found.Norma Bassett Hall and her husband built a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in the early 1940s. This could be an image of their home there. Image measures 9.5 x 12, sheet is 12 x 14.5inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL WOODBLOCK PRINT, SHIP ROCK.
    Jul. 02, 2025

    NORMA BASSETT HALL WOODBLOCK PRINT, SHIP ROCK.

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Norma Bassett Hall (New Mexico, 1889-1957) ca. 1940 color woodblock print, titled 'Ship Rock', pencil signed, titled, and numbered to the bottom margin, Ed. 40. Plate 10” x 14”, Frame 18” x 22”.

    William Smith Auctions
  • Norma Bassett Hall "Streetsweeper of Antibes" Color Woodblock (1927-28)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Norma Bassett Hall "Streetsweeper of Antibes" Color Woodblock (1927-28)

    Est: $400 - $800

    Norma Bassett Hall (New Mexico/ Kansas, 1889-1957) Streetsweeper of Antibes, 1927-28 Color woodcut on paper 8 1/4" x 6 1/4" Pencil-signed and titled to the bottom margin. The glazed frame measures 17 1/2" x 15 1/2".

    Circle Auction
  • Norma Bassett Hall "Mexican Farm" Serigraph (1948)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Norma Bassett Hall "Mexican Farm" Serigraph (1948)

    Est: $400 - $600

    Norma Bassett Hall (New Mexico/ Kansas, 1889-1957) Mexican Farm, 1948 Serigraph on paper 6 1/2" x 9" Pencil-signed and titled to the bottom margin. The glazed frame measures 13 3/4" x 15 3/4".

    Circle Auction
  • Norma Bassett Hall "Cottage in Skye" Color Woodblock (1941-42)
    Jun. 21, 2025

    Norma Bassett Hall "Cottage in Skye" Color Woodblock (1941-42)

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Norma Bassett Hall (New Mexico/ Kansas, 1889-1957) Cottage in Skye, 1941-42 Color woodcut on paper 7" x 9 1/2" Pencil-signed and titled to the bottom margin. The glazed frame measures 14 1/4" x 16 1/4".

    Circle Auction
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) WATERCOLOR
    Mar. 30, 2025

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) WATERCOLOR

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Game Creek Bridge Circa 1940 This Elk County, Kansas landscape in autumn pictures the stone bridge over Game Creek and is signed lower left front. Though clearly an accomplished painter, Norma Bassett Hall is best-known as a printmaker. Her color woodblock prints are highly sought after; her much rarer watercolors even more so. She printed this same composition in both color woodcut and serigraph prints. This is one of only four paintings or watercolors by Norma Bassett Hall on record at auction. Sight size measures 14.5 x 18.5 with a framed size of 22 x 26.25 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Dirk Soulis Auctions
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL 'HOME OF A SPANISH COBBLER'
    Feb. 20, 2025

    NORMA BASSETT HALL 'HOME OF A SPANISH COBBLER'

    Est: $500 - $700

    Norma Bassett Hall (American (New Mexico), 1890-1957). "Home of a Spanish Cobbler" - circa 1940, serigraph on paper, pencil signed to LR, titled and "Ed 150" to LL. Framed. Provenance: Private Collection of Scott Smith, Marietta, GA. Approximate dimensions: image h. 11.875", w. 13.375"; frame h. 21", w. 22.25", d. 1".

    Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Old Sycamore
    Oct. 01, 2024

    Norma Bassett Hall, Old Sycamore

    Est: $600 - $800

    Norma Bassett Hall Old Sycamore 1941-42 woodcut in colors image: 13.5 h x 11 w in (34 x 28 cm) sight: 14 h x 11.25 w in (36 x 29 cm) Signed, titled and numbered to lower margin 'Ed. 100 Old Sycamore Norma Bassett Hall'. This work is from the edition of 100. Provenance: Steven Thomas, Inc., Woodstock, VT | Private Collection, Pittsburgh This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) RARE COLOR WOODBLOCK
    Sep. 21, 2024

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) RARE COLOR WOODBLOCK

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Old Sycamore 1941-1942 The fine and scarce pencil signed color woodblock print circa 1941 is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and titled lower left. Though this image is from a stated edition of 100 prints, very few are known to exist. There are more in museum collections than have ever appeared at auction. In fact, only one auction record could be found, the same print appearing twice at the same auction house, once in 2011, and again in 2012. One other example was found listed as sold on the web site of a print dealer in Michigan. It appears to be the same print now held in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Norma Bassett Hall color woodblocks are not common. Examples in fine condition are even more uncommon, due to the prevalence of acidic mounts in the first half of the 20th century, and the medium's sensitivity to environmental factors. This is a very rare image in outstanding condition. Image measures 13.5 x 11, sheet is 15.75 x 13, and frame is 22 x 19 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Hyde Park Road
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Norma Bassett Hall, Hyde Park Road

    Est: $600 - $800

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889 - 1957) Hyde Park Road serigraph titled lower left: HYDE PARK ROAD signed lower right: Norma Bassett Hall

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL "MEXICAN VILLAGE" SILKSCREEN
    Jun. 09, 2024

    NORMA BASSETT HALL "MEXICAN VILLAGE" SILKSCREEN

    Est: -

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) "Mexican Village" Color Silkscreen on Paper. Signed in pencil lower right. Artist: Norma Bassett Hall Title: "Mexican Village" Medium: Color Silkscreen Signature Type: Pencil Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 6.5" x 9" Image Keywords: Southwestern, Western Artwork, Art; Ref: BD2023

    Bradford's
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL "ROAD TO THE VILLAGE" SILKSCREEN
    Jun. 09, 2024

    NORMA BASSETT HALL "ROAD TO THE VILLAGE" SILKSCREEN

    Est: -

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) "Road To The Village" Color Silkscreen on Paper. Signed in pencil lower right. Artist: Norma Bassett Hall Title: "Road To The Village" Medium: Color Silkscreen Signature Type: Pencil Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 6.5" x 9" Image Keywords: Southwestern, Western Artwork, Art; Ref: BD2023

    Bradford's
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Mexican Farm
    Mar. 07, 2024

    Norma Bassett Hall, Mexican Farm

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Norma Bassett Hall Mexican Farm 1948 screenprint in colors image: 6.5 h x 9 w in (17 x 23 cm) sheet: 9 h x 11.5 w in (23 x 29 cm) Signed and titled to lower margin 'Mexican Farm Norma Bassett Hall'. This work is from the edition of unknown size. Literature: Patterson 88 This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Road to the Village
    Mar. 07, 2024

    Norma Bassett Hall, Road to the Village

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Norma Bassett Hall Road to the Village 1948 screenprint in colors image: 6.5 h x 9 w in (17 x 23 cm) sheet: 9.125 h x 11.625 w in (23 x 30 cm) Signed and titled to lower margin 'Road to the Village Norma Bassett Hall'. This work is from the edition of unknown size. Literature: Patterson 87 This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Street in Cordova
    Mar. 07, 2024

    Norma Bassett Hall, Street in Cordova

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Norma Bassett Hall Street in Cordova 1946-47 screenprint in colors on Buckeve image: 8.625 h x 11.625 w in (22 x 30 cm) sheet: 11.25 h x 14 w in (29 x 36 cm) Signed, titled and numbered to lower margin 'Ed. 125 Street in Cordova Norma Bassett Hall'. This work is from the edition of 125. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) silkscreen
    Feb. 10, 2024

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) silkscreen

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Sleeping Pueblo (Patterson 50) woodblock in colors, 1931, signed, titled and annotated 'ed. 100' in pencil.      6 x 10"

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
  • Norma Bassett Hall woodblock
    Dec. 02, 2023

    Norma Bassett Hall woodblock

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Navajo Land  (Patterson 82a) woodblock in colors, 1947, signed and titled in pencil, edition of 100.              9 1/2 x 14" 

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
  • Norma Bassett Hall silkscreen
    Dec. 02, 2023

    Norma Bassett Hall silkscreen

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Sleeping Pueblo (Patterson 50) woodblock in colors, 1931, signed, titled and annotated 'ed. 100' in pencil.     6 x 10"

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Aspen and Spruce, ca. 1940
    Nov. 10, 2023

    Norma Bassett Hall, Aspen and Spruce, ca. 1940

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889 - 1957) Aspen and Spruce, ca. 1940 silkscreen titled lower left: Aspen and Spruce signed lower right: Norma Bassett Hall

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1890-1957) FOUR COLOR BLOCK PRINT
    Oct. 14, 2023

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1890-1957) FOUR COLOR BLOCK PRINT

    Est: $300 - $500

    Norma Bassett Hall (1890-1957) Mission Bells 1931 The color woodblock print was originally issued as an insert in Print Connoisseur, a quarterly publication that ran from 1920 to 1932 and was known for its frontispiece prints. The July 1931 issue was almost completely focused on Norma Bassett Hall and her husband Arthur Hall. As a bound in plate, this print, while an original four color woodblock print, is not signed by the artist. Unframed. This image has been widely published besides as frontispiece for The Print Connoisseur, no 11, no. 3 (July 1931),also Norma Bassett Hall, Catalogue Raisonne Blockprints and Serigraphs, Joby Patterson, Pomegranate Books, OR, 2014; Color Woodblock Prints, Andrew Stevens, Two Red Roses Foundation, 2019; The International Block Print Renaissance, Barbara Thompson, Wichita Art Museum, 2022, p. 262. The Carved Line, Block Printmaking in New Mexico, Joise Lopez, Univ. of New Mexico. Image measures 6.25 x 4, sheet is 9 x 5.75 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • Norma Bassett-Hall, "Gattieres, France", c.1940
    Sep. 22, 2023

    Norma Bassett-Hall, "Gattieres, France", c.1940

    Est: $600 - $800

    Bassett-Hall, Norma (American 1889 - 1957). "Gattieres, France". c.1940s. Woodblock print in colors on Japanese paper. Signed in pencil in l.r. Titled, and editioned in pencil in 49/75. Plate: 11" x 9". Sheet: 13 1/4" x 11 1/2". Condition: Near fine. Tipped on to matting.

    Quinn's Auction Galleries
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Work and Play
    Jul. 21, 2023

    Norma Bassett Hall, Work and Play

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889 - 1957) Work and Play silkscreen titled lower left: WORK AND PLAY signed lower right: Norma Bassett Hall

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • Norma Bassett Hall, Sanctuario
    Jul. 21, 2023

    Norma Bassett Hall, Sanctuario

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889 - 1957) Sanctuario silkscreen titled lower left: SANCTUARIO signed lower right: Norma Bassett Hall

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1890-1957) PPM GIFT PRINT FOR 1943
    Jun. 16, 2023

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1890-1957) PPM GIFT PRINT FOR 1943

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    La Gaude - France 1943 The exceptional color wood block print from an edition of 200 is signed by the artist in pencil lower right below the image and titled lower left. This is an exceptional example with strong, well-saturated and unfaded colors and a strong impression. This image served as the thirteenth Prairie Print Makers Presentation Print for distribution to associate members and sale to the organization's membership. Image measures 7 x 9.5, sheet is 9.75 x 12, and frame is 16.5 x 18.25 inches. AN ABSENTEE BID PLACED IN ADVANCE COULD LOSE TO A LIVE BID OF EQUAL AMOUNT PLACED LATER. First bid precedence is not possible in auctions that incorporate live bidding via multiple online platforms, live bidders participating in the sale room and live telephone bidders. The only ways to avoid the possibility of losing the bid in this manner is to attend the live auction or bid absentee with plus-one option. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Dirk Soulis Auctions
  • Norma Bassett Hall Color Woodcut "October in Santa Fe" c1948
    Jun. 03, 2023

    Norma Bassett Hall Color Woodcut "October in Santa Fe" c1948

    Est: $2,000 - $2,500

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Color Woodcut "October in Santa Fe" c1948.  Signed.  Excellent condition.  10"h x 8"w.  Oak frame 21.5"h x 18.5"w. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.

    California Historical Design, Inc
  • Norma Bassett Hall "Ship Rock" (Woodblock ca. 1940)
    May. 20, 2023

    Norma Bassett Hall "Ship Rock" (Woodblock ca. 1940)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Norma Bassett Hall (Kansas, New Mexico, 1889-1957) Ship Rock, circa 1940 Color woodcut on paper 10" x 14" Pencil-signed and numbered ("Ed. 40") to the bottom margin. The artist's original title and price tag is visible to the reverse, along with two 4-cent stamps of Shiprock. The glazed frame measures 19 1/4" x 22 3/4".

    Circle Auction
  • Norma Bassett Hall silkscreen
    Feb. 04, 2023

    Norma Bassett Hall silkscreen

    Est: $600 - $900

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) ''Mountain Pool'' (Patterson 94)- silkscreen in colors, 1949-50, signed and titled in pencil, residue in margins from old hinges. 5 3/4 x 8''

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
  • Norma Bassett Hall silkscreen
    Feb. 04, 2023

    Norma Bassett Hall silkscreen

    Est: $500 - $800

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) ''Hyde Park Road'' (Patterson 93)- silkscreen in colors, 1949-50, signed and titled in pencil, very good condition. 5 3/4 x 8''

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
  • Norma Basset Hall silkscreen in colors
    Feb. 04, 2023

    Norma Basset Hall silkscreen in colors

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) ''Aspen and Spruce'' (Patterson 92)- silkscreen in colors,, 1949, signed and titled in pencil, slightly light struck. 11 x 13''

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
  • Norma Bassett Hall "Aspen and Spruce" Serigraph
    Mar. 17, 2022

    Norma Bassett Hall "Aspen and Spruce" Serigraph

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957). Serigraph on paper titled "Aspen and Spruce," depicting a grove of aspen and spruce trees against a mountain landscape. Pencil signed along the lower right and titled along the lower left.

    Revere Auctions
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (NM/KS, 1889-1957)
    Feb. 27, 2022

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (NM/KS, 1889-1957)

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    "Whale Cove", color woodblock print, pencil signed, titled and numbered 47/75, in walnut stick frame, matted and glazed, OS: 14 1/2" x 18 3/4", SS: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2", good condition.

    Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
  • Norma Bassett Hall "Aspen and Spruce" Serigraph
    Jan. 27, 2022

    Norma Bassett Hall "Aspen and Spruce" Serigraph

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957). Serigraph on paper titled "Aspen and Spruce," depicting a grove of aspen and spruce trees against a mountain landscape. Pencil signed along the lower right and titled along the lower left.

    Revere Auctions
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL TAOS SILKSCREEN WOODBLOCK PRINT
    Nov. 06, 2021

    NORMA BASSETT HALL TAOS SILKSCREEN WOODBLOCK PRINT

    Est: $350 - $500

    10.5" by 12.75" framed. Most remembered as a woodblock printmaker and one of the founding members of the Prairie Printmakers, Norma Bassett Hall was the only woman member of that group and the only one to establish a reputation exclusively with color prints. She was born and raised in Halsey, Oregon, and took her first art lessons at the School of the Portland Art Association, where she studied for three years. After graduation, she gave private art lessons. In 1915, she enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating in 1918. There she was an assistant teacher for one year and met her future husband, Arthur William Hall, who was also a student there and whose studies were interrupted by army service in World War I. Norma Hall worked on defense projects in a drafting office after her graduation until the end of the war. In 1920, she returned to Oregon where she opened a studio in Portland and taught in a high school. Two years later she and Arthur were married. Her interest in woodblock printmaking dated from 1922 when she was on a Cannon Beach, Oregon honeymoon trip with Arthur. The couple decided to make a pictorial visit of their trip by copying block prints from a book, and she saw what she described as the "real possibilities" of block printmaking. She used the Oriental method, which is the mixing of dry color with water and rice-flour paste. She had a residency in Kansas in 1923, and furthered her interest and skills in color block prints. She and her husband spent two years in Europe, 1925 to 1927, studying and sketching including time in London and Edinburgh, Scotland where she met Mable Royds, married to etcher E.S. Lumsden. From Royds, she learned the Japanese woodcut print method on rice paper involving transparent watercolors, which for Hall was a redirection from opaque oilbase colors. Adopting this approach exclusively for many years, Hall printed with as many as six or seven colors, each requiring a separate handcut woodblock. In 1942, the couple moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico where her reputation was established for her block prints of the Southwest, especially New Mexico. After a short time, the couple settled in Alcalde, New Mexico where the couple continued painting and also opened a summer art school. She began to devote a lot of time to serigraphs of local scenes and also did watercolors. The subjects of the totality of her work reflect the wide travels of the Halls and include Kansas-farm scenes, Oregon landscapes, European scenes and New Mexico pueblos. Hall's prints are signed in the bottom right-hand corner, with the edition number printed beneath the lower left side of the image.

    Davis Brothers Auction
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) PENCIL SIGNED SERIGRAPH
    Oct. 22, 2021

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) PENCIL SIGNED SERIGRAPH

    Est: $600 - $800

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Aspen and Spruce 1949 The serigraph in nine colors is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and titled lower left. Image measures 11 x 13 with a framed size of 20.25 x 22.25 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • Norma Bassett Hall "Navajo Land" Color Woodcut
    Oct. 16, 2021

    Norma Bassett Hall "Navajo Land" Color Woodcut

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    Norma Bassett Hall (Kansas, New Mexico, 1889-1957) Navajo Land, 1947 Color woodcut on paper 9 1/4" x 14" Pencil-signed and titled in the bottom margin, and presented behind glass in a maple frame that measures 16" x 20 1/2". Norma Bassett Hall was a founding member of the Prairie Printmakers, and the only woman to be a part of that group. She found great success with her 1947 "Navajo Land" woodcut-- a depiction of a pair of Navajo riders crossing the high plains of northwest New Mexico with Ship Rock in the distance-- and it remains one of her most popular prints today. Literature: Joby Patterson, Norma Bassett Hall: Catalogue Raisonne of the Block Prints and Serigraphs, pub. Pomegranate Communications (Portland), 2014. Provenance: A corporate collection in Liberty, MO, acquired from the Reuben Saunders Gallery in Wichita, KS.

    Circle Auction
  • Norma Bassett Hall woodblock
    Sep. 25, 2021

    Norma Bassett Hall woodblock

    Est: $400 - $700

    Norma Bassett Hall (1888-1957) "La Gaude, France''- woodblock in color, 1943, signed and titled in pencil, published by The Prairie Print Makers, areas of some soft light discoloration in paper. 7 x 9 1/2''

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
  • Norma Bassett Hall woodblock
    Sep. 25, 2021

    Norma Bassett Hall woodblock

    Est: $600 - $900

    Norma Bassett Hall (1888-1957) "Port Ree Bay''- woodblock print in color, 1929, signed, titled and numbered 22/100 in pencil, published by The Prairie Print Makers. 8 3/4 x 7''

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
  • Norma Bassett Hall, (American, 1889-1957), Aspen and Spruce, circa 1940, color screenprint, 11" x 13 1/16"
    Sep. 15, 2021

    Norma Bassett Hall, (American, 1889-1957), Aspen and Spruce, circa 1940, color screenprint, 11" x 13 1/16"

    Est: $700 - $900

    Norma Bassett Hall (American, 1889-1957) Aspen and Spruce, circa 1940 color screenprint signed and titled in pencil lower right 11" x 13 1/16" Catalog Note: Norma Bassett Hall was a member of the Prairie Print Makers movement.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Group of Prints, Etchings & (2) Drawing
    Jun. 17, 2021

    Group of Prints, Etchings & (2) Drawing

    Est: $400 - $600

    Including Isaac Robert Cruikshank, Lewis Carleton Ryan, Arthur W. Hall, Norma Bassett Hall, Hawkins, John Taylor, John C. Menihan, Eva Auld Watson, Victoria Ebbels Hutson Huntley,

    Cottone Auctions
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) PENCIL SIGND BLOCK PRINT
    Mar. 13, 2021

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) PENCIL SIGND BLOCK PRINT

    Est: $400 - $600

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Washerwomen of Biot The block print depicting a French genre scene is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right, titled lower left. Norma Bassett Hall and her husband, Kansas artist Arthur Hall, worked and studied in Europe from 1925 to 1927, mostly traveling France and Britain. Image measures 4.5 x 5.5 with a framed size of 13.75 x 14.75 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.

    Soulis Auctions
  • NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) SIGNED COLOR WOODBLOCK
    Mar. 13, 2021

    NORMA BASSETT HALL (1889-1957) SIGNED COLOR WOODBLOCK

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Norma Bassett Hall (1889-1957) Village Fountain 1929 The color woodblock print signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right, titled lower left, and numbered 37 from an edition of 40 prints. Probably a French genre scene. Norma Bassett Hall and her husband, Kansas artist Arthur Hall, worked and studied in Europe from 1925 to 1927, mostly traveling France and Britain. Image measures 4.75 x 5.25 with a framed size of 14.5 x 15 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.

    Soulis Auctions
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