Sir hans heysen biography of michael jackson
1 Introduction Sir Hans Heysen, the German-born South Australian artist, holds an established position in the cultural imagination of his adopted country!
On this day in Hans Heysen was born An Australian painter known for his oil and watercolour landscapes of the Australian outback.
Hans Heysen
Australian artist
Hans Heysen | |
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Hans Heysen by Harold Cazneaux ca. | |
Born | Wilhelm Ernst Hans Franz Heysen ()8 October Hamburg, Germany |
Died | 2 July () (aged90) Mount Barker, South Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Knownfor | Painting |
Movement | Adelaide Easel Club |
Patron(s) | H H Wigg, W L Davidson, F A Joyner, Charles Henry de Rose |
Sir Hans HeysenOBE (8 October 2 July ) was an Australian artist.
One of Australia's best known landscape painters,[1] Heysen became a household name during his lifetime for his watercolours and oil paintings of the Australian bush, in particular men and animals toiling among monumental gum trees against a background of atmospheric light.[2] He also won acclaim for his groundbreaking depictions of arid landscapes in the Flinders Ranges.
He won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting a record nine times.
Biography
Wilhelm Ernst Hans Franz Heysen was bor