J J Hilder
(Australia 23 Jul 1881–Apr 1916)
- Title
- The Art Gallery
- Other titles:
- The Art Gallery of New South Wales
The National Art Gallery of New South Wales - Year
- (circa 1912)
- Media category
- Materials used
- colour monotype on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
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19.6 x 19.2cm image; 20.0 x 19.7cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1986
- Accession number
- 161.1986
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
J J Hilder was born at Toowoomba, Queensland. Greatly admired by his contemporaries, both artists and collectors, for his atmospheric watercolours; his career was cut short by his premature death from tuberculosis. Principally a watercolourist, he exhibited his first works in August 1907 at the Society of Artists exhibition in Sydney. Poor health deterred him from painting in oils, but he did make a small number of monotypes using oil paint between 1911 and 1913. Harry Julius, a colleague and friend of the artist, recalled in 1918:
I showed him a simple method of making monotypes, and for a time he was absorbed in it. The process was that of painting in oils on a piece of glass, placing a sheet of damp blotting paper on the painting and then rolling a bottle over the paper to get an impression. It is a tricky method, and amused him for a while.
(Harry Julius, 'Recollections of Hilder', Sydney Ure Smith and Bertram Stevens (eds), 'The Art of J J Hilder', Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1918, pg. 30).excerpt from Hendrik Kolenberg and Anne Ryan, 'Australian prints in the Gallery's collection', Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1998
- Bibliography (2)
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Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), Australian prints from the Gallery's collection, Sydney, 1998, 37 (colour illus.). cat.no. 21
Queensland Art Gallery (Australia, estab. 1895) (Author), Captain Brett Hilder (Australia, b.1911, d.1981) (Author), Jesse Jewhurst Hilder: anniversary exhibition, Brisbane, 1966. cat.no. 14; titled 'The National Gallery of New South Wales'
- Exhibition history (11)
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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.
Australian prints from the Gallery's collection (1998-1999), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Nov 1998–07 Feb 1999.
