Albert Sherman
Australian flower painter
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Albert Sherman (1882–1971)[1] was a prolific Australian flower painter.
Albert John Sherman was born in Truro, Cornwall, England in 1882, his father Thomas Sherman was a carriage painter.[2]
He lived in Carclew Street Truro and studied at the Central Technical School and the Truro School of Art. Sherman enlisted with the navy and emigrated to Australia,[3] with his wife Ethel in 1922.[4] Sherman was a fellow of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales from 1928.[5]
He had a solo exhibition in Sydney in 1938 and Melbourne in 1939.[6] His work is represented in the collections of the Art Gallery of NSW[7] and the National Art Gallery, regional galleries as well as private collections.[5]
A painting by Sherman titled Still Life with Roses and Mixed Blooms was sold by Sotheby's in 1989 for $30,800.[6]
A book about Sherman’s work, The Flower Paintings of Albert Sherman, in a limited edition of 1,000 copies was published by Angus & Robertson in 1955.[8]
Sherman died on 11 January 1971.[9]
