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An image of The farmyard gum by Hans Heysen

Hans Heysen

(Germany, Australia, France 08 Oct 1877–02 Jul 1968)

Title
The farmyard gum
Year
1936
Media category
Watercolour
Materials used
pencil, watercolour on white wove paper
Dimensions

33.0 x 40.2cm sheet; 61.9 x 69.5 x 2.7cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., pen and black ink "HANS HEYSEN. 1936".
Credit
Purchased 1938
Accession number
6530
Copyright
© C Heysen
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (4)

Rebecca Andrews (Australia, b.1977) (Author), Hans Heysen, Adelaide, 2008, 54 (colour illus.), 136 (colour illus.).

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Australian art: in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Domain, 2000, 154 (colour illus.), 300.

Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Twentieth century Australian watercolours from the collection, Sydney, 1989. cat.no. 29

Christine Dixon (Author), Dinah Dysart (Australia) (Author), Counterclaims: presenting Australian art 1938-1941, Sydney, 1986, 18 (illus.), 46. cat.no. AAA26

Exhibition history (3)

Australian Academy of Art 1938, Vickery's Galleries, 08 Apr 1938–29 Apr 1938.

Australian Academy of Art and the Contemporary Art Society (1986), S.H. Ervin Gallery, 15 May 1986–16 Jul 1986.

Hans Heysen Retrospective (2008-2010), Art Gallery of South Australia, 14 Nov 2008–08 Feb 2009.