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HANS HEYSEN 1877-1968   Born in Germany on october 8 1877 Hans Heysen came to Australia at the age of 6. He studied art at the Norwood Art School in Adelaide with Julian Ashcroft and overseas in Italy, Britain, Holland and France at the Academie Julian, Academeie Calarossi and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Returning to Australia he lived at Hahndorf outside Adeliade and became renowned for his watercolor and charcoal portrayals of the Australian bush. Awards won included the Wynne Prize nine times between 1904 and 193. Knighted for services to Australian Art in 1959 he died in Mount Barker South Australia on 2 july 1968 Notable Paintings include: The Land of the Oratunga - Art Gallery of SA Moving into the Light Hans Heysen BOOKS AMAZON.COM in USA * THE ART BOOK an alphabetical reference guide to 500 of the world's greatest painters and sculptors from antiquity to the present day. published by Phaidon AMAZON.COM in USA AMAZON.CO.UK in UK AMAZON.COM Books at AMAZON.COM - in USA Books at AMAZON.CO.UK - in UK Books at AMAZON.CA in Canada Our online ART STORE WEB-ARTS|WEB-SHOPPING|WEB ENTERTAINMENT|WEB EDUCATION WEB-MUSIC/ ALL THE ARTISTS ON THIS SITE ART MENU JOB VACANCIES IN THE ARTS ONLINE ART STORE ART STYLES & PERIODS return to AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS return to WEB-ARTS G/w SEARCH THE WEB-ARTS SITE Inclusion of the above items in our on-line shop is for your information All transactions are between the retailer and the purchaser. Use the Pop-up Xenon Labs Personal Currency Assistant to get an approximate exchange rate for overseas purchases Visit Xenon Labs to read more about their free Currency Converting Service