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An image of Dry lagoon by J J Hilder

J J Hilder

(Australia 23 Jul 1881–Apr 1916)

Title
Dry lagoon
Other titles:
The dry lagoon
Year
1911
Media category
Watercolour
Materials used
pencil, watercolour on ivory wove paper
Dimensions

66.2 x 99.1cm sheet; 92.5 x 123.3 x 4.7cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., blue/grey watercolour, "J.J.HILDER/ 1911".
Credit
Purchased 1911
Accession number
14
Location
Not on display
Further information

J J Hilder was a noted watercolourist, greatly admired by his peers. Lionel Lindsay wrote a tribute following Hilder's premature death from consumption in 1916:

"Hilder’s is the romance of colour, and for him the eye is sole and final arbiter. His method was one of elimination. Like Cotman, [British watercolourist John Sell Cotman 1782-1842] he added nothing to nature, but he subtracted much ... within the limits of a few square inches of paper he is a master, commanding his vision with ease and delicacy, and, with a rare and individual mind, stating that vision in terms of originality and beauty".

Australian Art Department, AGNSW, 2001

Bibliography (20)

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In our own image: the story of Australian art 2002, 2002, 61 (colour illus.).

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Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Patricia McDonald (Editor), Haruo Arikawa (Japan) (Author), Chikashi Kitazaki (Japan) (Editor), Two hundred years of Australian painting: nature, people and art in the southern continent, Tokyo, 1992, 112 (colour illus.). cat.no. 61

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Exhibition history (36)

Society of Artists Spring Exhibition (1911), Society Rooms, Queen Victoria Markets, Nov 1911 -.

J.J. Hilder memorial exhibition (1916), Society of Artists, 14 Jul 1916 -.

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder anniversary exhibition (1966-1967), Queensland Art Gallery, 21 Apr 1966–15 May 1966.

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder anniversary exhibition (1966-1967), City Hall, Toowoomba, 23 May 1966–29 May 1966.

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder anniversary exhibition (1966-1967), Newcastle City Art Gallery, 09 Jun 1966–03 Jul 1966.

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder anniversary exhibition (1966-1967), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 14 Jul 1966–07 Aug 1966.

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder anniversary exhibition (1966-1967), Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, 18 Aug 1966–11 Sep 1966.

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder anniversary exhibition (1966-1967), National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], 22 Sep 1966–23 Oct 1966.

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder anniversary exhibition (1966-1967), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 09 Nov 1966–04 Dec 1966.

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder anniversary exhibition (1966-1967), Canberra Theatre Centre, 15 Dec 1966–08 Jan 1967.

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder anniversary exhibition (1966-1967), National Gallery of South Australia, 19 Jan 1967–12 Feb 1967.

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder anniversary exhibition (1966-1967), Western Australian Art Gallery, 23 Feb 1967–19 Mar 1967.

The Australian Landscape (1972-73), Art Gallery of South Australia, 03 Mar 1972–03 Apr 1972.

The Australian Landscape (1972-73), Art Gallery of Western Australia, 04 May 1972–04 Jun 1972.

The Australian Landscape (1972-73), National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 04 Jul 1972–04 Aug 1972.

The Australian Landscape (1972-73), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 05 Sep 1972–01 Oct 1972.

The Australian Landscape (1972-73), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 14 Nov 1972–17 Dec 1972.

The Australian Landscape (1972-73), Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 17 Jan 1973–11 Feb 1973.

The Australian Landscape (1972-73), Queensland Art Gallery, 01 Mar 1973–01 Apr 1973.

The Australian Landscape 1802-1975, Cultural Palace of the Nationalities, 02 Sep 1975–17 Sep 1975.

The Australian Landscape 1802-1975, Kiangsu Art Gallery, 23 Sep 1975–07 Oct 1975.

The Australian Landscape 1802-1975, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 14 Nov 1975–30 Nov 1975.

Western European and Australian drawings XVI-XX century, from Australian museums, State Hermitage Museum, Dec 1978–Feb 1979.

J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 29 Aug 1981–04 Oct 1981.

J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries, Tamworth City Gallery, 04 Apr 1982–24 Apr 1982.

J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 06 May 1982–30 May 1982.

J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries, Wollongong City Gallery, 02 Jun 1982–14 Jul 1982.

J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries, Albury Regional Gallery, 09 Sep 1982–26 Sep 1982.

Twentieth century Australian watercolours from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 05 Apr 1989–25 Jun 1989.

Two hundred years of Australian painting : Nature, people and art in the southern continent, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 28 Apr 1992–28 Jun 1992.

Two hundred years of Australian painting : Nature, people and art in the southern continent, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 14 Jul 1992–06 Sep 1992.

Australian watercolours 1880s to 1990s, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 18 Nov 1995–14 Jan 1996.

Australian watercolours 1880s to 1990s, City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 1996–1996.

Australian watercolours 1880s to 1990s, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1996–1996.

Our country: Federation landscapes 1900-1914, Art Gallery of South Australia, 14 Sep 2001–18 Nov 2001.

Parallel Visions: Twenty-two artists from the Australian collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 22 Feb 2002–May 2003.