Kevin Hill's Top Ten Australian Artists
Antiquarian & Collectible Art History Illustrated Non-Fiction Art Reference Australian Art Collectible Art Books Coffee Table Book
Kevin Hill’s Special Edition hardcover, Kevin Hill’s Top Ten Australian Artists, is one of the scarcest Australian art books to appear in recent decades. Limited to a single boutique print-run by Adelaide publisher K & C Agencies, this oversized picture book pairs museum-grade colour plates with Hill’s own lively commentary, profiling the ten painters he believes most shaped the national visual identity—from Heidelberg School legends such as Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton to modern giants like Sidney Nolan and Brett Whiteley. The generous page size (32 cm tall) lets the illustrations breathe, making it the perfect “leave-it-out” coffee-table volume that doubles as a scholarly reference for collectors of Australian art.
What separates this copy from the handful that surface each year is its condition and provenance. The book is inscribed—there is neat ink handwriting on one of the prelim pages—but remains otherwise in very good shape: no ex-library stamps, rubbing or dog-eared leaves, and the illustrated laminated boards and internal binding are square and tight. Because most copies went directly to private libraries and were heavily used, clean examples are now snapped up instantly by dealers and state libraries.
For the collector or gift-buyer, this edition is a future heirloom. The combination of limited print-run, hardcover format, and lavish illustration places it alongside out-of-print staples such as The Australian Impressionists and Alan McCulloch’s Encyclopedia of Australian Art, yet it remains far scarcer on the secondary market. Whether you are filling a gap in an Australiana collection, sourcing a premium present for an art-loving parent, or curating a boutique Airbnb library, Kevin Hill’s Top Ten Australian Artists delivers instant cultural cachet and long-term appreciation potential.
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