ALBERT JOHN SHERMAN (1882- 1971)
STILL LIFE WITH GORSE
Oil on canvas, 29” x 23” Exhibition label 1905
Albert John Sherman was described as one of the top flower painters in Australia. He also painted landscapes but his flower paintings were much collected. He became a member of the Royal Art Society, Sydney (1928) and established his reputation as a painter of flowers. Fellow of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales (1936)
BUT
ALBERT SHERMAN WAS BORN IN TRURO
HE LIVED AT 45 CARCLEW STREET
HE STUDIED AT THE CENTRAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN TRURO
THE TRURO SCHOOL OF ART was where he learned his skills
He was a COACH PAINTER- presumably with the family on Lemon Quay
He gave this painting to a girl here in Truro
In the Great War he was in the navy
He emigrated to Australia in the 1920s
This painting was sold at the Lander Gallery to an anonymous buyer who presented it to Truro Town Council and it now hangs with their collection.