Our favourite works from Richard Travers's Hilda | Thames & Hudson Australia & New Zealand

Born in Ballarat, Victoria, Hilda Rix Nicholas held her first solo exhibition in Paris in 1912. On sale were drawings made in Morocco earlier that year. The French state bought one of them, Grand Marché, Tanger, for display in the Musée National du Luxembourg. Hilda’s career was launched. She was twenty-eight years old.

Hilda: The Life of Hilda Rix Nicholas champions the Australian artist’s life and work. Even more significantly, this fascinating book illustrates a wonderful truth: out of adversity can come great beauty.

Below we share some of our favourite artworks in a gallery exclusive to T&H subscribers.

*Une Australienne,* 1926. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

*Picardy Girl,* n.d. Private Collection.

*Moroccan Loggia,* 1912-1914. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

*Two Women in the Market Place, Tangier,* 1912-1914. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.

*The Monaro Pioneer,* 1922. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.

*The Studio, Paris*. n.d. Private Collection.

*Howard Ashton,* 1948. National Library of Australia, Canberra.

Hilda: The Life of Hilda Rix Nicholas is available now. Text by Richard Travers, artworks © The Estate of Hilda Rix Nicholas 2021 and design by Jenny Zimmer and Jenny Bolis.

AU$ 65.00

Posted on October 1, 2021