Hans Heysen | |
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 Hans Heysen by Harold Cazneaux ca. 1935 | |
| Born | Wilhelm Ernst Hans Franz Heysen 8 October 1877 Hamburg, Germany |
| Died | 2 July 1968 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Adelaide Easel Club |
| Patron(s) | H H Wigg, W L Davidson, F A Joyner, Charles Henry de Rose |
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statue in Hahndorf by Robert Hannaford
Sir Hans Heysen OBE (8 October 1877 – 2 July 1968) was an Australian artist.
One of Australia's best known landscape painters,[1] Heysen became a household name during his lifetime for his watercolours and oil paintings of the Australian bush, in particular men and animals toiling among monumental gum trees against a background of atmospheric light.[2] He also won acclaim for his groundbreaking depictions of arid landscapes in the Flinders Ranges. He won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting a record nine times.
- ^ Splatt, William; Burton, Barbara (1977). A Treasury of Australian Landscape Painting. Rigby. p. 45. ISBN 9780859020138. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Eagle, Jones, Mary, John (1994). A Story of Australian Painting. Australia: MacMillan. p. 112. ISBN 0-7329-0778-0.
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