A Western Hotel, Cobar, 1947
signed and dated lower left: 'S. Herman 47'
titled on artist's label verso: 'A Western Hotel'
oil on linen
53.0 x 74.0cm (20 7/8 x 29 1/8in).

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PROVENANCE
Collection of the late Sir Warwick and Lady Fairfax, Sydney, acquired before 1954

EXHIBITED
Sali Herman, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 23 July - 4 August 1947, cat. 2, as Hotel at Cobar
Oil Paintings by Sali Herman, Georges Gallery, Melbourne, 1 - 10 June 1948, cat. 6, as A Western Hotel
Sali Herman, Argus Gallery, Melbourne, 19 September - 6 October 1961, cat. 25
Sali Herman Retrospective, touring exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 June - 26 July 1981; Museums and Art Galleries of Northern Territory, Darwin, September 1981; Newcastle Region Art Gallery, New South Wales, October - November 1981; Queen Victoria Museum and Gallery, Launceston, November - December 1981; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, December 1981 - January 1982; The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, February - March 1982; Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, April - May 1982; Albury Regional Art Centre, New South Wales, June - July 1982, cat. 31 (label attached verso)

LITERATURE
Daniel Thomas, Sali Herman, Australian Art Monographs, Melbourne, 1962, pl. 21 (illus.)
Barry Pearce, Sali Herman: Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1981, cat. 31, p. 50 (illus.)

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