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Lot #62 - Hilda Rix Nicholas

  • Auction House:
    Deutscher and Hackett
  • Sale Name:
    Important Fine Art + Important Indigenous Art
  • Sale Date:
    29 Nov 2017 ~ 7pm
  • Lot #:
    62
  • Lot Description:
    Hilda Rix Nicholas
    (1884 – 1961)
    Coochin Coochin, Near Boonah, Queensland, c.1926
    oil on canvas on board
    33.0 x 41.0 cm
    signed lower left: H Rix Nicholas; bears inscription verso: The Homestead – Coochin
  • Provenance:
    Bell family, Queensland ; Thence by descent; Pamela Bell, Queensland; Private collection, Tasmania
  • Notes:
    Coochin Coochin Homestead near Boonah is of historical significance, being one of the earliest stations established in Queensland. The property was taken up by pastoralist James Thomas Marsh Bell in 1883 and, after his death in 1903, his wife Gertrude Norton Bell and her children continued its operation. The main house, consisting of connected pavilions dating mainly from the 1840s, 1880s and the early 1900s, is surrounded by an extensive garden. Of special interest is a tree yard, famous for a series of plantings by distinguished 20th century visitors, initiated by Lord and Lady Chelmsford when they visited in 1907. The large Bell family became patrons of their community and were popular, fashionable figures who entertained royalty, film stars, authors and artists. Edward, Prince of Wales visited the property in August 1920. At the end of 1926, Rix Nicholas purchased a car, filled its rear compartment with painting equipment and, together with Dorothy Richmond, set out to paint the landscape, ranging from Canberra and the Monaro plains to the south, up into central Queensland. The artist’s intimate glimpse of the homestead and garden was most likely painted on this trip.
  • Estimate:
    A$10,000 - 15,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

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