GALLOP, HERBERT (1890-1958)

"Maroubra Beach" (1910)
oil on canvas
20 x 30cm
signed lower left
*private collection, Sydney
 
Gallop is a forgotten Australian Impressionist. He was apprenticed to a signwriter and display artist and studied at Sydney Art School under Julian Ashton and later became a leading member of the Australian Painters’ and Etchers’ Society. Gallop served in World War I with other young artists Adrian Feint, Norman Lloyd and HG Gibbons. In 1924, the four founded the Younger Group of Australian Artists. Gallop’s works, many of which were landscapes painted around Sydney and throughout New South Wales, are characterised by exuberant colours from a broad palette. He was also an art teacher at the East Sydney Technical College. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Art Society, starting in 1910-15, then again from 1941-1950. In 1990, a large retrospective exhibition was held at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, in collaboration with the Charles Sturt University. His work is represented at the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria & Manly Art Gallery. This impressive, petite painting is one of the first known works by Gallop to ever appear in public.