HILDA RIX NICHOLAS
1884-1961
Howard Ashton, Esq. (1948)
Estimate $60,000 – $80,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW SOUTH WALES
HILDA RIX NICHOLAS
1884-1961
Howard Ashton, Esq. (1948)
oil on canvas
signed 'E.H.Rix.Nicholas' lower right
100 x 81 cm
frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne
- Lot Sold SOLD (Hammer Price)
Provenance
Hilda Rix Nicholas, Sydney
Private Collection, New South Wales, by descent from the above
Exhibited
The Archibald Prize, 1948, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22 January – 7 March 1949, no. 50
Hilda Rix Nicholas: Her Life and Art, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 1-26 July 2000, no. 6, 'Portrait of Howard Ashton' (label verso)
Paris to Monaro: Pleasures from the Studio of Hilda Rix Nicholas, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 31 May – 11 August 2013, 'Portrait of Howard Ashton'
Literature
John Pigot, Hilda Rix Nicholas: Her Life and Art, The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne University, Melbourne, 2000, p. 71 (illustrated), 'Portrait of Howard Ashton'
Sarah Engledow, Paris to Monaro: Pleasures from the Studio of Hilda Rix Nicholas, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2015, pp. 90, 91 (illustrated), 93, 231, 'Portrait of Howard Ashton'
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Anthony HurlSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
AU0829 |
24 Oct 2018 |
Melbourne
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