Study for Approaching storm with bushfire haze

Hans Heysen
Australia
8 October 1877 – 2 July 1968

Study for Approaching storm with bushfire haze
1912
pen & ink, ink wash on grey paper
Place made
near Hahndorf, South Australia
Medium
pen & ink, ink wash on grey paper
Dimensions
18.9 x 24.0 cm (sheet)
44.0 x 59.5 x 4.0 cm (frame)
Credit line
Bequest of the artist 1971
Accession number
711HH1465
Signature and date
Not signed. Not dated.
Media category
Drawing
Collection area
Australian drawings
Copyright
© Chris Heysen

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

     

    This expressive pen and ink sketch appears to have been made rapidly, perhaps on the spot, capturing an impression of a moment.  At one time the drawing has been carefully folded and the crease lines neatly divide it into eight sections.  This may have formed a grid for transferring the main forms of the drawing onto the canvas for the oil composition.

     

    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

  • Hans and Nora Heysen: Two Generations of Australian Art

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