Pastoral morning

Hans Heysen
Australia
8 October 1877 – 2 July 1968

Pastoral morning
1920
charcoal on paper
Place made
Hahndorf, South Australia
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
47.7 x 62.5 cm (sheet)
Credit line
South Australian Government Grant 1931
Accession number
314D1
Media category
Drawing
Collection area
Australian drawings
Copyright
© Chris Heysen

  • WALL LABEL: Hans Heysen: The Creative Journey, 1992

     

    From the early 1920s until about 1926, Heysen created many light-bathed pastoral landscapes.  In these works, such as Pastoral morning, the compositions are not dominated by heroic gums but show harmonious views of humanized rural landscapes.  Most of his pastorals depict landscapes in the vicinity of the small townships nestled in the Adelaide Hills near Hahndorf, such as Woodside and Balhannah.

     

    Julie Robinson, Senior Curator, Prints, Drawings & Photographs

  • Hans Heysen: The creative journey

    Art Gallery of South Australia, 28 August 1992 – 10 January 1993
    Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery, 19 June 1993 – 1 August 1993
    Newcastle Art Gallery, 15 October 1993 – 28 November 1993
    Art Gallery of Western Australia, 12 December 1993 – 26 January 1994
    Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, 17 February 1994 – 27 March 1994
    Moree Plains Art Gallery, 9 April 1994 – 22 May 1994
    Riddoch Art Gallery, 3 June 1994 – 17 July 1994