Study for Red Gold

Hans Heysen
Australia
8 October 1877 – 2 July 1968

Study for Red Gold
1913
charcoal, coloured chalks on grey paper mounted on cardboard
Place made
Hahndorf, South Australia
Medium
charcoal, coloured chalks on grey paper mounted on cardboard
Dimensions
41.8 x 51.3 cm (cardboard)
Credit line
Gift of Sir Edward Morgan 1965
Accession number
652D1
Media category
Drawing
Collection area
Australian drawings
Copyright
© Chris Heysen

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

     

    From comparing this study to the finished painting we can see that Heysen’s main change has been to simplify and reduce the scale of the background trees to emphasize the two main heroic gums.

     

    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