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Albert Herbert

Albert Herbert (1925-2008) was an artist with a powerful and original poetic vision. For five decades he consistently painted surprising and dream-like images-these seemingly naïve yet sophisticated paintings were the result of his life-long journey exploring 'what lies beneath the surface of the mind'.

The exhibition Remembering Albert Herbert included paintings, works on paper and etchings. Some works from this memorial exhibition are shown in these pages, along with works selected from other past exhibitions. 

Links to the obituaries about the artist published in The Times, The Independent and The Guardian, can be found on the gallery News page in the May 2008 entry.

Illustrated catalogues of Albert Herbert's past exhibitions with the Gallery are still available (click on the Biography link below). Paintings and works on paper by Albert Herbert are available to purchase from the gallery: view a further selection here or contact us to arrange to view works.



BIOGRAPHY   
 
Drawings & works on paper   Prints   

Early paintings   
Paintings



Into the Sea - Details


Into the Sea 1995
11 x 14 inches. AH35
Oil on board
Private collection

Untitled (Fountain) - Details


Untitled (Fountain) 2008
10 x 18.5 inches. AH233
Oil on board.

Ladder iii - Details


Ladder iii 2004
16 x 20 inches. AH162.
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Jonah and the Whale ii - Details


Jonah and the Whale ii 1985-89
11 x 14 inches. AH23
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Untitled (Clock) - Details


Untitled (Clock) 2008
17.25 x 6.5 inches. AH234
Oil on irregular board

Burning Bush - Details


Burning Bush 2001
16 x 12 inches. AH149.
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Garden - Details


Garden 2000-01
20 x 24 inches. AH114
Oil on canvas

Fountain of Youth - Details


Fountain of Youth 1998
20 x 16 inches. AH61
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Footprints Through the Desert - Details


Footprints Through the Desert 1996
16 x 20 inches. AH40
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Figures in a Garden - Details


Figures in a Garden 1994
8.75 x 12.5 inches. AH32
Oil on board

He Finds Treasure - Details


He Finds Treasure 1999-2001
16 x 20 inches. AH112
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Jonah - Details


Jonah 1994
9 x 15 inches. AH34.1
Oil on wood

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand - Details


Jesus Feeds Five Thousand 1996-98
16 x 20 inches. AH58
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Mary Magdelene - Details


Mary Magdelene 2004
12 x 16 inches. AH163
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Presentation in the Temple ii - Details


Presentation in the Temple ii 1994
16 x 20 inches. AH33
Oil on canvas

She Finds the Hidden Treasure - Details


She Finds the Hidden Treasure 1999
16 x 20 inches. AH79
Oil on canvas
Private collection

House and Garden - Details


House and Garden 1997
20 x 24 inches. AH46
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Untitled (Hidden Treasure) - Details


Untitled (Hidden Treasure) 2008
6 x 22.75 inches. AH232
Oil on floorboard
Private collection

Seeking Treasure Blindfold - Details


Seeking Treasure Blindfold 1999
16 x 20 inches. AH81
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Jonah and the Whale - Details


Jonah and the Whale 2005
24 x 30 inches. AH192
Oil on canvas

Jonah Arrives at Nineveh - Details


Jonah Arrives at Nineveh 2004
20 x 24 inches. AH191
Oil on canvas

Ladder i - Details


Ladder i 2004
16 x 20 inches. AH161
Oil on canvas
Private collection

He Remembers Himself as a Soldier Aged 18 - Details


He Remembers Himself as a Soldier Aged 18 2003
16 x 20 inches. AH152.
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Himself as a Soldier in 1944 - Details


Himself as a Soldier in 1944 2003
16 x 20 inches. AH151
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Nativity with House - Details


Nativity with House 2001
12 x 16 inches. AH117
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Seeking Treasure Blindfold ii - Details


Seeking Treasure Blindfold ii 1999
16 x 20 inches. AH80
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Coming Home - Details


Coming Home 1998
16 x 20 inches. AH66
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Within Everything - Details


Within Everything 1998
16 x 20 inches. AH73
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Into the Sea - Details


Into the Sea 1997-98
16 x 20 inches.
Oil on canvas
Private collection

He Sleeps through the Storm - Details


He Sleeps through the Storm 1997
16 x 20 inches. AH47
Oil on board
Private collection

Tree of Life - Details


Tree of Life 1997
10.5 x 14 inches. AH49
Mixed media on wood
Private collection

Eve Gives Birth to Us All i - Details


Eve Gives Birth to Us All i 1994
10 x 20 inches.
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Outside the Temple - Details


Outside the Temple 1994
20 x 24 inches
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Elijah Fed by a Raven in the Desert ii - Details


Elijah Fed by a Raven in the Desert ii 1991
16 x 20 inches
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Elijah Fed by a Raven in the Desert - Details


Elijah Fed by a Raven in the Desert 1992-94
16 x 20 inches. AH144
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Moses on the Mountain of God - Details


Moses on the Mountain of God 1991
20 x 24 inches
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Ash Wednesday - Details


Ash Wednesday 1992-93
16 x 20 inches
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Nativity with Burning Bush - Details


Nativity with Burning Bush 1991
11 x 14 inches
Oil on board
Private collection

Eve and Jesus - Details


Eve and Jesus 1990
11 x 14 inches
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Adam and Eve - Details


Adam and Eve 1990
20 x 24 inches. AH26
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Jonah and the Whale - Details


Jonah and the Whale c 1987
11 x 14 inches
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Jesus Stripped of His Garments ii - Details


Jesus Stripped of His Garments ii 1987
14 x 11 inches. AH20
Oil on board
Private collection

Thames i - Details


Thames i 1966
36 x 28 inches. AH10
Oil on linen
Private collection

Thames ii - Details


Thames ii 1966
30 x 25 inches. AH11
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Thames iii - Details


Thames iii c 1966
25 x 30 inches. AH302
Oil on canvas

Interior Journey - Details


Interior Journey 1963
36 x 28 inches. AH6
Oil on canvas
Private collection

The Temple - Details


The Temple c 1964
30 x 25 inches
Oil on canvas
Private collection

The Temple ii - Details


The Temple ii c 1962
30 x 25 inches. AH140
Oil on canvas
Private collection

The Marvellous House i - Details


The Marvellous House i c 1962
28 x 36 inches. AH221
Oil on canvas
Private collection

The Marvellous House ii - Details


The Marvellous House ii c 1962
28 x 36 inches. AH222
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Wasteland - Details


Wasteland c 1960
27.75 x 35.5 inches. AH139
Oil on canvas

Girl with Her Doll - Details


Girl with Her Doll c 1959
24 x 20 inches. AH225
Oil on board

Deposition - Details


Deposition c 1959
25 x 30 inches. AH137
Oil on canvas

Mother and Child - Details


Mother and Child 1955
30 x 24 inches
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Landscape (near Wolverhampton) - Details


Landscape (near Wolverhampton) 1955
24 x 20 inches. AH224
Oil on board
Private collection

Still Life with Flayed Head - Details


Still Life with Flayed Head c 1954
18 x 20 inches. AH301
Oil on canvas

Woman Drying Her Hair - Details


Woman Drying Her Hair c 1954
24 x 20 inches
Oil on canvas

Woman Undressing - Details


Woman Undressing c 1953
20 x 16 inches
Oil on canvas

Notting Hill, Street Scene - Details


Notting Hill, Street Scene 1952
20 x 16 inches. AH223
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Self-portrait - Details


Self-portrait (Portrait of a Man) c 1952
25 x 30 inches. AH136
Oil on canvas
Private collection

He Looks in from the Garden - Details


He Looks in from the Garden c 1951
30 x 25 inches. AH135
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Children on Wanstead Flats, London - Details


Children on Wanstead Flats, London c 1951
30 x 25 inches. AH134
Oil on canvas
Private collection

Landscape, Box Hill - Details


Landscape, Box Hill c 1950
20 x 24 inches. AH133
Oil on canvas