Charles Hill Britain, Australia, 1824-1916
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About Charles Hill
Born in England in 1824, Charles Hill studied in London and Newcastle before coming to Australia in 1854. He taught at several art schools in Adelaide and started an art school in his own house. In 1856 he became the first president of the South Australian Society of Arts; on the forming of the School of Design in 1861 he became the first art master.
In our database, 20 works by Charles Hill are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1976, of which 9 (45%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,800 for Plain of Gulhare sold by Leonard Joel in March 1994. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2016. Works by Charles Hill are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
Charles 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 520
- 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.
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…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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