Sali Yakubowitsch (Sali) Herman Australia, 1898-1993
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About Sali Herman
Born in Switzerland in 1898, Herman arrived in Australia in 1937 after studying at the Zurich Technical School and the George Bell School in Melbourne. In Europe he worked as an art dealer, travelling through Europe, the Americas and Africa. He moved to Sydney in 1938 and was appointed as an official war artist in 1945/46. A major retrospective of his work curated by the Art Gallery of New South Wales toured state galleries in 1981. Herman is known as a painter of still lifes, portraits and cityscapes. He has won the Wynne Prize on three occasions and the Sulman prize twice.
Sali Herman is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1969 of 1,304, of which 811 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $137,425 for Argyle Place 1963 sold by Mossgreen Auctions in May 2010. This year 6 works have been offered for sale. Works by Sali Herman are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Sali Herman is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 513
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 306
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 322
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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