Gums under mist

Hans Heysen
Australia
8 October 1877 – 2 July 1968

Gums under mist
1917
watercolour on paper
Place made
Hahndorf, South Australia
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
46.8 x 61.5 cm (sight)
Credit line
Bequest of the artist in memory of his wife 1969
Accession number
696P30
Signature and date
Signed l.l. corner "... Hans Heysen" (?)
Media category
Watercolour
Collection area
Australian paintings
Copyright
© Chris Heysen

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

     

    Gums under mist is the first of many watercolours featuring a tree across the road near the front gate of Heysen’s house, The Cedars at Hahndorf.  Heysen found watercolour a more suitable medium than oil to represent this distinctive delicate gum.  Many drawings exist which show this tree from different angles and with various effects of light and atmosphere.

     

    Julie Robinson, Senior Curator, Prints, Drawings & Photographs

  • Hans and Nora Heysen: Two Generations of Australian Art

    National Gallery of Victoria, 22 March 2019 – 22 July 2019