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Title
The quarry
1924
Artist
Hans Heysen
Germany, Australia, France
08 Oct 1877 - 02 Jul 1968
Details
Date
1924
Materials used
charcoal on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
31.0 x 40.0 cm sheet
Signature & date
Signed l.l., charcoal and blue pencil "HANS HEYSEN.". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1945
Location
Not on display
Accession number
7451
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Hans Heysen
The quarry
Shown in 4 exhibitions
Exhibition history
British Empire Exhibition (1924), Empire Stadium, Wembley, 23 Apr 1924–Oct 1925
Society of Artists Exhibition of Drawings and Small Sculpture (1945), David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, Sydney, 04 Apr 1945–14 Apr 1945
Everyday Life, prints, drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European Art:
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 01 Oct 1994–27 Nov 1994
- Goulburn Regional Art Gallery 04 Mar 1995–01 Apr 1995
- Griffith Regional Art Gallery 03 May 1995–03 Jun 1995
- Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Australia 22 Jun 1995–30 Jul 1995
Australian drawings from the Gallery's collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Dec 1997–15 Mar 1998
Referenced in 4 publications
Bibliography
Australian Exhibition Commission, Catalogue: British Empire Exhibition (Wembley) 1924, 1924, 97. Lent by the Trustees of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales
Hendrik Kolenberg, Australian drawings from the Gallery's collection, Sydney, 1997, 36 (colour illus.). cat.no. 21
Hendrik Kolenberg, Everyday life: prints drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European art, Sydney, 1994. cat.no. 43
New South Wales Society of Artists, Society of Artists Exhibition of Drawings and Small Sculpture, New South Wales, 1945. cat.no. 92