Stanislav "Stacha" Halpern (20 October 1919 – 28 January 1969) was a Polish Australian painter and sculptor.
Following the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939, Halpern emigrated to Australia.
[1] 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.
[1] Australian artist and friend Arthur Boyd described Halpern's work as "original, vigorous and always arresting".