Hans Heysen
(Germany, Australia, France 08 Oct 1877–02 Jul 1968)
- Title
- An afternoon in autumn
- Year
- 1924
- Media category
- Watercolour
- Materials used
- watercolour
- Dimensions
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46.8 x 63.3; 79.2 x 94.4 x 4cm frame
- Credit
- Purchased 1924
- Accession number
- 25
- Copyright
- © C Heysen
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
"There is something immensely exhilarating when tall white gums tower into the blue heavens - the subtle quality of the edges where they meet the sky - how mysterious ...".
Hans Heysen, c.1926Hans Heysen was one of the greatest Australian landscape painters, winning the Art Gallery of New South Wales' Wynne Prize for landscape nine times. Heysen's art was disciplined yet lyrical, based on a solidly European foundation, particularly the naturalism of the late nineteenth century French Barbizon school. Heysen's masterful compositions and strong draughtsmanship were informed by a close observation of the natural world and a reverence for those who lived and worked on the land. He found his subjects close at hand, especially near his home at Hahndorf and in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.
Australian Art Department, AGNSW, 2001
- Bibliography (3)
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Wynne centenary 1897-1997: a selection of past winners from the Gallery's collection 1997, 1997.
Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Director), Barry Pearce (Australia) (Curator), Dinah Dysart (Australia) (Curator), The Wynne prize: an Australian landscape tradition, Sydney, 1986, 15, 25.
Ursula Prunster (Australia) (Author), Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Author), J.J. Hilder and contemporaries, Sydney, 1981, (illus.). cat.no. 33
- Exhibition history (13)
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J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 29 Aug 1981–04 Oct 1981.
J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries, Tamworth City Gallery, 04 Apr 1982–24 Apr 1982.
J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 06 May 1982–30 May 1982.
J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries, Wollongong City Gallery, 02 Jun 1982–14 Jul 1982.
J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries, Albury Regional Gallery, 09 Sep 1982–26 Sep 1982.
The Wynne prize: an Australian landscape tradition (1987), S.H. Ervin Gallery, 19 Dec 1986–01 Feb 1987.
The Wynne prize: an Australian landscape tradition (1987), Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, 06 Mar 1987–29 Mar 1987.
The Wynne prize: an Australian landscape tradition (1987), Orange Regional Gallery, 10 Apr 1987–17 May 1987.
The Wynne prize: an Australian landscape tradition (1987), Griffith Regional Art Gallery, 03 Jun 1987–20 Jun 1987.
The Wynne prize: an Australian landscape tradition (1987), Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, 01 Jul 1987–26 Jul 1987.
The Wynne prize: an Australian landscape tradition (1987), Albury Regional Gallery, 07 Aug 1987–06 Sep 1987.
The Wynne prize: an Australian landscape tradition (1987), Broken Hill City Art Gallery, 18 Sep 1987–26 Oct 1987.
The Wynne prize: an Australian landscape tradition (1987), Tamworth City Gallery, 05 Nov 1987–13 Dec 1987.
