Nora Heysen
(Australia 11 Jan 1911–30 Dec 2003)
- Title
- Pines, The Cedars, Hahndorf
- Place of origin
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Hahndorf →
South Australia →
Australia
- Year
- 1932
- Media category
- Materials used
- wood engraving, black ink on white wove paper
- Dimensions
-
10.1 x 12.6cm blockmark; 11.8 x 14cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.l., pencil "NORA HEYSEN 1932".
- Credit
- Gift of the artist 2003
- Accession number
- 368.2003
- Copyright
- © Lou Klepac
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
This rare wood engraving by Nora Heysen, painter and draughtswoman, is the only impression known, and was made the year of her first solo exhibition in 1932. The subject is the trees surrounding her home ‘The Cedars’ at Hahndorf in South Australia, where she lived with her family. Heysen is
not known to have made any other prints apart from a small etching of trees, which was printed after her death from a plate
found in her estate. Both are in the Gallery’s collection.from Anne Ryan, 'Australian etchings and engravings 1880s–1930s from the Gallery's collection', AGNSW, Sydney 2007
- Bibliography (2)
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Jane Hylton (b.1950) (Author), Nora Heysen: light and life, Kent Town, 2009, 53 (colour illus.).
Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), Australian etchings and engravings 1880s–1930s from the Gallery's collection, Domain, 2007, 87 (colour illus.). cat.no. 132
- Exhibition history (3)
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Nora Heysen: Light and life, Carrick Hill, 01 Apr 2009–28 Jun 2009.
Nora Heysen: Light and life, Geelong Art Gallery, 11 Jul 2009–06 Sep 2009.
Nora Heysen: Light and life, S.H. Ervin Gallery, 14 Nov 2009–20 Dec 2009.
