Francis (Frank) Henry Critchley Hinder Australia, 1906-92
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About Frank Hinder
Born in New South Wales in 1906, Hinder studied at the East Sydney Technical College, the Royal Art Society School and in Austria. He taught in America in the early 1930s before returning to Sydney in 1934, working in theatre design and graphic art. During World War II he worked as a camouflage artist. After the war he took up a post as an art instructor at the East Sydney Technical College and then head of the Art Department of Sydney Teachers' College. He was awarded the Blake Prize for Religious Art in 1952. As an artist he is best known for his abstract paintings.
Frank Hinder is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1972 of 719, of which 510 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $231,800 for Tram Kaleidoscope 1948 sold by Bonhams in June 2013. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Frank Hinder are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, Australian War Memorial and a further ten major public national galleries (see list below).
Frank Hinder 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 314
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 323
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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