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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  02 Sep 2020 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  22
• Lot Description:
  Hans Heysen
  (1877-1968)
  The Druids, Flinders Range, South Australia 1932
  oil on canvas
  41 x 71.5 cm frame: original, maker unknown
  inscribed 'WONOKA' lower left; signed and dated 'HANS HEYSEN 1932' lower right; signed and inscribed 'No 2 'THE DRUIDS' (Flinders' Ranges) FAR NORTH / no. 5 "THE DRUIDS RANGE" FAR NORTH. / Hans Heysen / Ambleside / Sth Aus' verso
• Provenance:
  The Sedon Galleries, Melbourne (label verso); The Estate of C.M. McKay, until; "16th Sydney International Art Auction", Bonhams & Goodman, Sydney, 20 July 2004, lot 30, 'The Druids Range Far North (A view from Wonoka East towards the Druid Range)', illustrated; Private Collection, New South Wales, acquired from the above; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
• Exhibited:
  "Hans Heysen", Newspaper House, Perth, 1-22 March 1933, no. 55, 'The Druids Range'; "A Collective Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Water Colours by Australian Artists", The Fine Art Society, Melbourne, 3-13 October 1934, no. 23, 'The Druids, Flinders Range, S.A.', 90 gns
• References:
  Hans Heysen: Genius of Light and Atmosphere: Notable Exhibition', "The Daily News", Perth, 25 February 1933, p. 3; 'Heysen Plebiscite. "Summer" Wins Easily. Last Day of Exhibition', "The West Australian", Perth, 22 March 1933, p. 12; 'Hans Heysen's Exhibition', "The West Australian", Perth, 25 March 1933, p. 5; Arthur Streeton, 'Divided Schools of Art. Interesting Exhibition', "The Argus", Melbourne, 3 October 1934, p. 5
• Estimate:
  A$60,000 - 80,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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