HILDA RIX NICHOLAS
1884-1961
La Bigouden (1925)
Estimate $60,000 – $80,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW SOUTH WALES
HILDA RIX NICHOLAS
1884-1961
La Bigouden (1925)
oil on canvas
signed 'E H Rix Nicholas' lower left
100 x 81 cm
Provenance
Hilda Rix Nicholas, Sydney
Private Collection, New South Wales, by descent from the above
Exhibited
London, 1925
Toronto, 1926
Exhibition of Pictures by E. Hilda Rix Nicholas, Anthony Hordern & Sons, Sydney, 7 June – 9 July 1927, no. 19, 'La Bigouden (Breton Woman)', 120 gns
Exhibition of Pictures of Life and Landscape of Australia and France by Hilda Rix Nicholas, Athenaeum Hall, Melbourne, 16-26 May 1928, no. 30, 'La Bigouden (Breton Woman)', 250 gns
Hilda Rix Nicholas 1884-1961: Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 21 July – 6 August 1971, no. 19, illustrated (cover)
Hilda Rix Nicholas 1884-1961, Ian Potter Gallery, The University of Melbourne Museum of Art, Melbourne, 20 September – 27 October 1990, no. 10, 'La Bigonden (Breton Woman), 1925'
Hilda Rix Nicholas, Robyn Brady and Bruce James at Caspian Gallery, Sydney, 23 July – 6 August 1991, no. 6, NFS
Hilda Rix Nicholas: Her Life and Art, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 1-26 July 2000, no. 8 (label verso)
Paris to Monaro: Pleasures from the Studio of Hilda Rix Nicholas, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 31 May – 11 August 2013
Literature
Exhibition of Pictures by Mrs. Rix Nicholas', The Sunday Times, Sydney, 12 June 1927, p. 5
J.S. MacDonald, 'Vigor and Courage in Pictures. Mrs. Rix Nicholas's Exhibits', The Herald, Melbourne, 14 May 1928, p. 4
'Mrs. Rix Nicholas's Exhibition. Australia and France', The Age, Melbourne, 15 May 1928, p. 9
John Pigot, Hilda Rix Nicholas: Her Life and Art, The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne University, Melbourne, 2000, pp. 52-53, plate 23 (illustrated)
Jeanette Hoorn, Julie Petersen and Elena Taylor, Une Australienne: Hilda Rix Nicholas in Paris, Tangier & Sydney, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, 2014, pp. 20 (illustrated), 74
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Anthony HurlSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
AU0829 |
24 Oct 2018 |
Melbourne
6 pm