Hans Heysen b. 8 October 1877

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
German-born, Adelaide-based painter. Probably more than any other artist, Hans Heysen changed the way Australia saw the gum tree, as for many, many years his eye was closely trained on the landscape of his beloved Adelaide Hills and Flinders Ranges.
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associate of
James Ashton
1859
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
parent of
Nora Heysen
1911
Artist
associate of
Reg Comley
Other occupation
associate of
H.P Gill
Curator
friend of
Lionel Lindsay
1874
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Norman Lindsay
1879
Artist
associate of
Ethel Barringer
1884
Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Archibald Collins
1853
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Matthew James MacNally
1873
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Florence Aline Rodway
1881
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Gwendoline L'Avance Barringer
1882
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Sir John William Ashton
1877
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Robert Barr Smith
1877
Other occupation
associate of
John Brackenreg
1877
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Robert Hannaford
1877
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Harold Septimus Power
1877
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Blamire Young
1877
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman)

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References [<ExternalResource: 'National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>, <ExternalResource: Hylton, Jane and Neylon, John (2004), 'Hans Heysen: Into the light', Adelaide, SA: Wakefield Press.>, <ExternalResource: 'Letters between Sir Hans Heysen and Harold J. Wright', National Library of Australia MS5073.>, <ExternalResource: Driden, David (1966), 'The Art of Hans Heysen', Adelaide, SA: Rigby.>, <ExternalResource: Thiele, Colin (1968), 'Heysen of Hahndorf', Adelaide, SA: Rigby.>, <ExternalResource: North, Ian (1977), 'Hans Heysen Centenary Retrospective', Adelaide, SA: Art Gallery of South Australia catalogue.>, <ExternalResource: Robinson, Julie (1992), 'Hans Heysen: The Creative Journey', Adelaide, SA: Art Gallery of South Australia catalogue.>] [<ExternalResource: 'National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>]