Born
in Germany on october 8 1877 Hans Heysen came to Australia at
the age of 6. He studied art at the Norwood Art School in Adelaide
with Julian Ashcroft and overseas in Italy, Britain, Holland and
France at the Academie Julian, Academeie Calarossi and the Ecole
des Beaux Arts in Paris. Returning to Australia he lived at Hahndorf
outside Adeliade and became renowned for his watercolor and charcoal
portrayals of the Australian bush.
Awards won included the Wynne Prize nine times between 1904 and
193. Knighted for services to Australian Art in 1959 he died in
Mount Barker South Australia on 2 july 1968
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Hans Heysen at the National Gallery of Australia
Hans Heysen
is one of Australias best-known
artists. He was an influential
artist, one whose work was pivotal
to the development of Australian
landscape art in the 20th century.
The exhibition includes oil
paintings, watercolours, drawings
and prints. It showcases Heysens
well-known landscapes celebrating
the Australian gum tree and his
groundbreaking paintings of the
Flinders Ranges.
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Jun 8, 2010
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