Hilda’s life and work illustrate a wonderful truth: out of adversity can come great beauty. She held her first single-artist exhibition in Paris in 1912 of drawings made in Morocco. Hilda’s career was launched. She was 28 years old. Hilda was making a name as an artist of France when the Great War broke out and she fled to London. The war dealt her a series of blows with the deaths of family members. In the 1920s, dividing her time between Australia and France, she held several exhibitions. Working always in bold colours and valuing, above all, the foundation skills of good drawing, her best works were grand-scale portraits – all rendered with Hilda’s trademark generosity and honesty.
Richard Travers practised as a trial lawyer for more than 40 years. He was a member of the New South Wales bar and a partner in national law firm, Clayton Utz. He taught administrative law at the UNSW Law School. As historian, Richard Travers is the author of: Hilda: The Life of Hilda Rix Nicholas, published by Thames & Hudson in July 2021 and several other books.
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