Droving, Charleston

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Hans Heysen
Australia
8 October 1877 – 2 July 1968

Droving, Charleston
1966
watercolour, charcoal, pastel on paper
Place made
Hahndorf, South Australia
Medium
watercolour, charcoal, pastel on paper
Dimensions
32.3 x 42.5 cm (sight)
Credit line
Gift of Dr Brenton Mollison 1991
Accession number
915P10
Signature and date
Signed and dated, l.r., brush & burgundy watercolour, "1968/ HANS HEYSEN".
Media category
Watercolour
Collection area
Australian paintings
Copyright
© Chris Heysen

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

     

    This is thought to be one of the last works Heysen completed.  In it Heysen returned to a theme from earlier in his career, of a drover and sheep amongst massive, heroic gums.  But in this watercolour the mood is different.  The heroism and action are absent, with the drover looking into the distance, alone and vulnerable.

     

    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] North, Ian, Alison M. Carroll, and John Tregenza. 1977. Hans Heysen centenary retrospective, 1877-1977. Adelaide: Art Gallery of South Australia.
  • [Book] North, Ian. Heysen.
  • [Book] Thiele, Colin. Heysen of Hahndorf.
  • [Book] Dridan, David. The art of Hans Heysen.