Bernard Hesling OAM b. 1905

Also known as B. Hesling
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Bernard Hesling was a mid-20th century UK-born, Paris-trained painter who lived and worked in Sydney from 1928 until 1962, when he moved to Adelaide. He was a muralist in the 1950s and later a successful vitreous-enamel painter who did much to foster vitreous-enamelling on steel plate in Australia. He was also a cartoonist, journalist and author of humorous autobiographical books.
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  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  • Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Vic.
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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Periods active
  • c.1924 - 1987
  • c.1924 - c.1974
Residences
  • c.1928 - c.1987 Adelaide, Australia ( lived Sydney 1928 to 1962, then Adelaide to 1987)
  • c.1928 - c.1987 Sydney, NSW
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