Running the Brumbies

Hugh Sawrey Original

Running the Brumbies - Oil on Board

Hugh Sawrey CBE (born in Forest Glen, Queensland, 1919, died Benalla, Victoria, 1999) was an Australian artist and founder of the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Longreach, Queensland. Sawrey was an artist whose prolific output of paintings and drawings of the Australian landscape and its people contributed in a profound way to the preserving of the memory of times and places in Australian history that were in danger of being overlooked and lost to posterity. Throughout his long career, he experienced firsthand events that shaped Australian identity in the 20th century and documented through his work many of the characters that lived in this period.

In his dynamic oil Running the Brumbies, Sawrey captures the raw energy of wild horses being mustered across remote landscapes. Brimming with movement, his expressive brushwork and earthy palette convey the sound of pounding hooves and the dust laden air bringing the rhythm and drama of bush life to life on canvas

Over a career spanning five decades, Sawrey’s evocative depictions of stockmen, horses, and rural scenes became cultural touchstones, etched into Australia’s national identity through exhibitions, prints, and public commissions. His legacy endures through the Stockman’s Hall of Fame and his unforgettable contribution to the country’s visual storytelling.

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$20,000