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Hans Heysen [B 3910] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of famous German-Australian artist Hans Heysen. He has short hair, greying at the temples and is wearing a tweed jacket. He was particularly recognised for his watercolours of the Australian bush. He was appointed O.B.E. in 1945 for service as trustee of the Hobart National Gallery and Knight Bachelor in 1959 for services to art. [On back of photograph] 'Hans Heysen, Ambleside, June 1922 / Accompanying letter, dated 9-1-1927, contained the following information: Born Oct. 8,1877 at Hamburg / Came to South Australia when 6 years old / studied in Paris, London, and Florence 1899-1903. / Married Miss Selma Bartels in 1904 (eight children born up to 1927) / Settled at Ambleside in 1908'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.3 cm x 14.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1922

Photographer

Fletcher, Judith

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Heysen, Hans, Sir, 1877-1968
Artists -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

04/03/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,288 x 2,992 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

20.56 MB

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