Two compositions: a seated boy gazing out to sea: and ships at sea

Hans Heysen
Australia
8 October 1877 – 2 July 1968

Two compositions: a seated boy gazing out to sea: and ships at sea
1911
charcoal on paper
Place made
Hahndorf, South Australia
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
29.4 x 44.5 cm
Credit line
Bequest of the artist 1971
Accession number
711HH978
Signature and date
Not signed. Not dated.
Media category
Drawing
Collection area
Australian drawings
Copyright
© Chris Heysen
Image credit
Photo: Stewart Adams

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

     

    This shows Heysen’s design for a double-page illustration to the poem, ‘The Vision’.  In the version published in The Lone Hand in November 1911 only the right image was used.  The left image was replaced by an illustration by another artist which does not match the style of Heysen’s image or the mood of the poem.

     

    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
  • [Catalogue] Robinson, Julie. 1993. Hans Heysen : the creative journey.