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Rowland Hilder OBE (son of ROLAND HILDER, Rowland's name was misspelt on his birth certificate) was an English landscape and marine artist and book illustrator. He was born in New York in 1905 but his family returned to England in 1915 so that his father could enlist in the army to do his bit for the country in World War I. The family settled in Kent and Rowland subsequently studied Art at Goldsmiths College in South London. During his spare time he explored and sketched the highways and byways of Kent and the nearby River Thames.

One of Hilder's earliest commissions, in 1929, comprised book illustrations for the Oxford University's version of Treasure Island which won him the Times Illustrators Award. He was subsequently asked by Shell Mex Ltd. to illustrate their Travel Guide, the start of a long relationship with the company. In 1953, the publisher George Rainbird asked Hilder and his wife to undertake illustrations for the Shell "Flowers of the Countryside" series. Demand was so great that Shell had to set up a dedicated office to deal with correspondence and 13 million plates were published.

Rowland Hilder served as an army camouflage officer in World War II and subsequently served in the Ministry of Information. Hilder served as President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours from 1964 to 1974. He was awarded the OBE in 1986. The artist died in 1993.

Today, Rowland Hilder is particularly remembered for his masterly and instantly recognisable Kentish landscapes which are still hugely popular as framed art prints in many an English home.

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January 2020

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ART PRINTS

Rowland Hilder Art Prints are available for sale from Artrepublic and Amazon.

ORIGINAL PAINTINGS & LIMITED EDITION PRINTS

Rowland Hilder Original paintings & Limited Edition prints are available from Francis Iles Galleries and Bookroom Art Press

ROWLAND HILDER PRINTS on Ebay

Rowland Hilder on Ebay: Nearly always a good selection of Rowland Hilder artwork is available for sale on Ebay, however, these are more usually prints rather than the far more valuable original paintings which normally only show up at auction).

ROWLAND HILDER BOOKS (all readily available on Amazon)

Rowland Hilder books include: Starting with Watercolour - Painting Landscapes in Watercolour - Rowland Hilder's England - Rowland Hilder Sketching Country - Successful Watercolour painting.

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