Herman, Sali (1898-1993), an Australian artist, won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting in 1944, 1963, and 1965. His work reveals his fascination for the clustered architecture and fronts of old buildings in the inner Sydney suburbs of Woolloomooloo, Darlinghurst, and Paddington. He became known for his paintings of inner city streets and slums around Sydney, which he created before and after World War II (1939-1945).
Sali Yakubowitsch Herman was born in Zurich, Switzerland, on Feb. 12, 1898. He traveled extensively in Europe, North America, South America, and Africa before settling in Melbourne in 1937. He studied under George Bell in Melbourne. In 1938, Herman moved to Sydney, where he became a leading figure in the modern art movement. He was an official war artist in 1945. Herman died in Sydney on April 3, 1993.
