Hedley Fitton studied at the Warrington School of Art in Cheshire, England. In 1907, he was awarded a Gold Medal for engraving by the prestigious Société des Artistes Français in Paris France. He was a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, and the Royal Watercolour Association. He exhibited with the famed Paris Salon.
The engravings of Hedley Fitton are or have been exhibited in museums including but not necessarily limited to the following: Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
British Museum, London, England
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Harvard University Art Museum, Cambridge, MA
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Kirkcudbright Galleries, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Greenock, Scotland
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Norfolk, England
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Original engravings by Hedley Fitton are highly collectable with widely varying prices generally based on imagery, rarity, size, and condition.
The engraving of the Church of Saint-Maclou, Rouen is considered to be one of his finest works and is in the collections of major museums around the world.
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