Hilda Fehring Australia, 1920-2013
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About Hilda Fehring
Hilda Fehring was born into a large Kapunda farming family of 14 children, and developed a passion for sketching the landscape, birds and animal life. She moved to Adelaide in the early 1940s, married George Fehring who encouraged her interest in art, and took her to meet Hans Heysen shortly after the war. Hilda learned under the tutorage of John Dowie at the South Australian School of Art, also under Ruth Tuck and other noted artists. She also had many successful solo exhibitions in the 1960s and 1970s at Hahndorf Academy, Newton Gallery and Liddum Gallery in South Australia and Emerald Gallery in Victoria. She was admitted as a Fellow of the South Australian Society of the Arts. Philanthropist, Sir Claud Hotchins praised her work and purchased her paintings which he donated to Western Australian Institutions, Universities, hospital and company board rooms. Other works have been presented to the Bank of Tokyo in 1974, and also hung in the board room of the corporation in Adelaide. Hilda found beauty in ochres, burnt sienna and the purples of the Far North and Flinders Ranges.
According to our records which cover the last 50 years, only 3 works by this artist have been sold by auction, of the 4 works offered for sale.
Hilda Fehring is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 212
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 140
- 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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