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La robe Chinoise, c. 1913

by Hilda Rix Nicholas

La robe Chinoise, c. 1913

oil on canvas
State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia
Purchased with funds from the Sir Claude Hotchin Art foundation, 1994

Paris to Monaro
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Mrs George Matson Nicholas, c. 1917
Hilda Rix, c. 1910
Phyl Maslin and her horse
The pied piper, c. 1911

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Autumn evenings golden glow, c.1942 by Hilda Rix Nicholas
Autumn evenings golden glow, c.1942 by Hilda Rix Nicholas
Autumn evenings golden glow, c.1942 by Hilda Rix Nicholas
Autumn evenings golden glow, c.1942 by Hilda Rix Nicholas

Paris to Monaro

Pleasures from the studio of Hilda Rix Nicholas

Previous exhibition, 2013

After successfully exploring the art scenes of London, France and Morocco, Hilda Rix Nicholas settled at Knockalong, a property near Delegate, on the Monaro plain in the 1920s.
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