Daryl Hill Australia, 1930-99
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About Daryl Hill
Born in Alexandra Victoria in 1930, Daryl Hill studied at the Hobart Technical College, East Sydney Technical College from 1951 to 1952. He travelled to Europe in 1953 and studied at the Academie Ranson in Paris, and in 1954 worked as an assistant to Henry Moore in London. He returned to Australia in 1959. He has taught at secondary level in New South Wales and Tasmania. A painter, photographer, film maker and writer, he has exhibited in London, Paris, Barcelona and since the 1960s in Australian capital cities. Amongst his awards are the New Vision Prize in London in 1958, and the Robin Hood Watercolour Prize in Sydney in 1961.
The total number of works by Daryl Hill offered for sale by auction since 1972 is 93, of which 62 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,525 for Abstract Landscape sold by Christies in November 2000. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Daryl Hill are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Daryl Hill is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 521
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 311
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 323
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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