Herbert Badham
Herbert Badham | |
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| Born | 1899 Watsons Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 1961 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | Julian Ashton Art School |
| Occupation(s) | Painter; art teacher |
| Spouse | Enid Wilson |
| Children | 1 daughter |
Herbert Edward Badham (1899-1961) was an Australian realist painter and art teacher.
Biography
Early life
Herbert Badham was born in 1899 in Watsons Bay, a suburb of Sydney, Australia to Herbert Lewis Badham (c1870-1937) and his wife Mary.[1][2][3][4][5] He was one of five children in the family. He enlisted in the Australian Royal Navy in 1917 to serve in the First World War.[1] From 1925 to 1938, he studied painting at the Julian Ashton Art School, where he was tutored by Julian Ashton, George Washington Lambert and Henry Gibbons.[1][2][3][5]
Career
He was a realist painter, and focused on paintings scenes of everyday life.[6] His work was exhibited at the Society of Artists from 1927 to his death.[5] Later, in 1939, his first solo exhibition took place at the Grosvenor Gallery, Sydney.[1] A review of the exhibition described a collection of portraits in pencil and a series of oils. Of particular note, the work 'Travellers' was described as "bustling plebian."[7] In a similar vein, another review praised Badham's ability to paint "aspects of Sydney life which few painters have the courage to tackle."[8]
Badham taught painting at the East Sydney Technical College from 1938 to 1961.[1][4] He published two books about Australian art,[1][3][5][9] A Study of Australian Art, 1949, and A Gallery of Australian Art, 1954.
By April 1950 he was living at Darling Point Rd, Darling Point.[10] He married dressmaker Enid Wilson in Sydney in 1927.[11] Their daughter, Chebi Badham, became an artist and animator.[12]
Currently, two of his paintings are exhibited at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.[13] Another painting is found at the Art Gallery of Ballarat in Ballarat.[4] Another painting is exhibited at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.[6]
Death
He died in 1961.[2]
Works
Paintings by Badham include:
- Self-portrait (early 1920s).[14]
- Travellers (1933).[1]
- Breakfast piece (1936).[2]
- The fairground, Sydney (1944).[6]
- The vegetable shop (1950).[4]
- Domesticity (1959).[15]
Gallery holdings
National, State, and regional galleries across Australia holds works by Herbert Badham.
- The National Gallery of Australia holds two works including The ferry 1943.
- The Art Gallery of N.S.W. holds two works including Self portrait, (early 1920s)
- The State Library of N.S.W. holds nine works including Hazy morning 1944.
- The National Gallery of Victoria holds two works including The night bus 1943.
- The National Portrait Gallery hold Self portrait with glove 1939.
- The New England Regional Art Museum hold Hyde Park 1933.
- The Australian War Memorial hold The fair ground, Sydney 1944.
Bibliography
- Herbert Badham (1949), A Study of Australian Art (Sydney: Currawong Press).[5][9]
- Herbert Badham (ed.) (1954), A Gallery of Australian Art (Sydney: Currawong Press).[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Bonhams: Herbert Badham (1899-1961) Travellers 1933
- ^ a b c d Herbert Badham: Breakfast piece, Art Gallery of New South Wales
- ^ a b c Herbert Badham, Canadian War Museum
- ^ a b c d Henry Badham: The vegetable shop, Art Gallery of Ballarat
- ^ a b c d e f Cbus: Herbert Badham 1899–1961
- ^ a b c The fairground, Sydney, 1944, Canadian War Museum
- ^ "Herbert Badham: interesting painter". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 May 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Badham's Art Is Sincere". The Sun (Sydney, N.S.W.). 25 May 1939. p. 38. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b National Library of Australia: Herbert Badham
- ^ The Sun (Sydney) 16 April 1950, p.7
- ^ New South Wales registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- ^ State Library of New South Wales; Macquarie Street, Sydney (9 March 2018). "Domesticity". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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- ^ Henry Badham: Self-portrait, Art Gallery of New South Wales
- ^ Bonhams: Domesticity, 1959
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