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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).

The Whale Brings Jonah Ashore 2004
12 x 14 inches. AH207
Mixed media on paper

God Speaks to Moses from the Burning Bush 1987
7 x 9 inches. AH275
Etching with overpainting

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

Moses Climbs the Mountain of God c 1987
6 x 8 inches. AH122
Etching

Untitled
11 x 16.5 inches. AH272
Mixed media on paper

Ash Wednesday 2005
16 x 11.5 inches. AH189
Mixed media on paper
Private collection

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

God Speaks to Moses from the Burning Bush c 1987
8 x 8.5 inches. AH258
Hand-coloured etching

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

The Burning Bush and Moses Climbs the Mountain of God
13 x 6 inches. AH261
Hand-coloured etching

Made for Joy and Woe 2006
11.5 x 8.5 inches. AH271
Mixed media on paper
Private collection

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

Burning Bush 1988-97
15 x 8 inches. AH265
Hand-coloured etching

Untited (Divine-Joy-Woe)
11.5 x 11.5 inches. AH270
Mixed media on paper

Moses at the Burning Bush 2003-04
12.5 x 11 inches. AH197
Mixed media on paper

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

Eve in the Garden and Noah in the Ark 2005
15 x 6 inches. AH181
Hand-coloured etching
Private collection

God Speaks to Moses from the Burning Bush 2001-05
11.5 x 14.5 inches. AH194
Mixed media on paper

Moses Ascends the Mountain of God c 1983
9 x 3 inches. AH248
Hand-coloured etching
Artist's proof

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

Noah and the Ark 1983
6 x 8 inches. AH253
Etching

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

Untitled 1997
10 x 12.5 inches. AH268
Mixed media on paper

God Speaks to Moses from a Cloud
8 x 10 inches. AH257
Hand-coloured etching
Private collection

Noah Prays Inside the Ark 2005
19.5 x 16 inches. AH202
Mixed media on paper

Eve, Falling Tower of Babel and Noah in the Ark 1987
15.5 x 6.25 inches. AH98
Etching (first state) with watercolour

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

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

Mary Magdalene 2005
8.25 x 11.24 inches. AH186
Mixed media on paper

God Speaks to Moses from the Bush 1987
7 x 9 inches. AH259
Hand-coloured etching

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

Noah in the Ark and a Church
11 x 4 inches. AH260
Hand-coloured etching

Adam and Eve and the Tower of Babel c 1983
Plate size 8 x 3.5 inches. AH219
Hand-coloured etching

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

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

Animals Going into the Ark, Noah in the Ark and the Rainbow after the Deluge
14.75 x 4 inches. AH266
Hand-coloured etching

Crossing the Sea to the Promised Land 1983
3.5 x 8 inches. AH247
Hand-coloured etching

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

Noah Prays Inside the Ark 2005
14 x 12 inches. AH179
Mixed media on paper

Untitled
8 x 6.5 inches. AH255
Hand-coloured etching

Underground Station 1982-84
7.75 x 8 inches. AH254
Hand-coloured etching
Artist's proof

Untitled
11.5 x 15 inches. AH273
Mixed media on paper

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

Untitled
8.25 x 6.5 inches. AH269
Mixed media on paper
Private collection

Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery
8.5 x 8 inches. AH252
Hand-coloured etching 8.5 x 8 inches
Private collection

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

She Sees Her Shadow
9 x 11 inches. AH267
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Private collection

Trafalgar Square and Charing Cross 1982
8.25 x 7 inches. AH256
Etching

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

Jonah and the Whale
11.5 x 15 inches. AH210
Mixed media on paper

Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross and the National Gallery 1981
12.75 x 11.5 inches. AH264
Hand-coloured etching
First proof

Shaking a Fist at God 1994
11.75 x 6 inches. AH218
Mixed media and collage on paper
Private collection

Body, Soul and Ego 1981
9 x 9.5 inches. AH262
Etching
Edition 3/10

Study for Christ Carrying the Cross c 1987
14 x 11 inches. AH142
Mixed media on card

Private collection

Untitled (Blue-Sky-Man) 1978
7.5 x 8.25 inches. AH263
Etching
Edition 4/20

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

Forever 1980
7.5 x 7 inches. AH250
Etching
Edition 4/10

Two and Four Makes Six 1978
8 x 7.5 inches. AH251
Etching
Edition 1/5

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

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

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

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

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

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 2003
16 x 20 inches. AH151
Oil on canvas
Private collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 1992-94
16 x 20 inches. AH144
Oil on canvas
Private collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Woman Undressing c 1953
20 x 16 inches
Oil on canvas

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

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

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

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

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