Sir Hans Heysen was born in Hamburg, Germany and arrived in Adelaide, South Australia in 1884. A watercolourist, who studied at the Adelaide School of Design under Harry P. Gill and the Academie de Beaux-Arts, Paris, Heysen's first exhibition was held at the Guild Hall, Melbourne in 1908. In South Australia, he lived in the town of Hahndorf and produced many superb watercolours of Australian bus…

Provenance

Hans Heysen, Adelaide Mrs Florence Violet Hale Lawrence, Melbourne; The Estate of the late Mrs Florence Violet Hale Lawrence, Melbourne; Important Australian & International Art, Smith & Singer (trading as Sotheby's Australia), Melbourne, 23 August 2011, lot 18, illustrated Private Collection, Adelaide, acquired from the above Important Australian Art, Smith & Singer (trading as Sotheby's Australia), Sydney, 24 November 2015, lot 74, illustrated David Aspinall, Perth, Melbourne, acquired from the above The Estate of the Late David Aspinall, Perth