Brett Hilder Australia, 1911-81
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About Brett Hilder
Born in 1911, Brett Hilder is the youngest son of Jesse Jewhurst Hilder. Traveller, sea captain, pilot, navigator, genealogist and writer, Brett Hilder took up painting during World War II, creating many watercolour landscapes and portraits of the people and places he visited, mainly in watercolour. He exhibited with the Australian Watercolour Institute, the Royal Art Society of NSW and in New Guinea and New York.
The total number of works by Brett Hilder offered for sale by auction since 1977 is 28, of which 14 (50%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,300 for MV 'Tulagi' at Sydney Island sold by Lawsons in March 1998. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019.
Brett Hilder 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
- 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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