Sali Herman CMG (12 February 1898 – 3 April 1993) was a Swiss-born Australian artist, one of Australia's Official War Artists for the Second World War.

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Sali Herman (1898–1993), artist, was born on 12 February 1898 at Zurich, Switzerland, eleventh of eighteen children of Polish Jewish parents, Israel Hermann Yakubowitsch, drapery salesman, and his wife Sahra Mirlia, née Malinski.

Sali Herman was an Australian painter who was born in 1898. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Charles Nodrum Gallery have featured Sali Herman's work in the past. Sali Herman's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 5 USD to 64,744 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

1993年4月3日 · Herman is best known for his paintings of inner-city streets and slums around Sydney, which he did before and after the war. He was a keen observer of his surroundings and was able to translate the essence of a scene into paint using geometric blocks of form, pattern and contrasts for dramatic effect.

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2017年6月17日 · SALI HERMAN 2/3 – In 1941 he became official war artist. Finding inspiration in the urban environment, rather than the outback scenes, he developed a distinctive style within Australian art. He is well known for his paintings of cities and slums around Sydney.

Sali Herman belongs to a generation of European artists who arrived in Australia in the 1930s and 1940s, bringing with him an experience of social realist painting and contributing to the development of the modern movement in Australia.

Swiss-born, Sali Herman arrived in Sydney in 1938 and served as an official Australian War Artist in 1945-46. During the 1950s and ’60s he became especially known for his evocative streetscapes around Potts Point, Paddington and Woolloomooloo.