A Lord of the Bush c1912

Hans Heysen (1877-1968)

A Lord of the Bush c1912

pastel on paper
20.0 x 16.0 cm
signed lower right: HANS HEYSEN.
signed and inscribed to label verso: A. Lord of the Bush./ Hans Heysen.

Provenance:
The Collection of Miss E. D. Murphy, Adelaide
Thence by descent, private collection, Adelaide
Thence by descent, private collection, Victoria, since 1995

Exhibited:
Hans Heysen Retrospective, Adelaide Festival of Arts, Adelaide, 1966, cat.24 (label attached verso)
Hans Heysen Centenary Retrospective 1877-1977, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1977-78, cat.87 (label attached verso)

Reference:
Hans Heysen Centenary Retrospective 1877-1977, exhibition catalogue, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1977-78, p.88, cat.87 (illus.)
North, I., Heysen, Macmillan, Melbourne, 1979, p.88 (illus.)

Related Works:
A Lord of the Bush 1908, oil on canvas, 134.5 x 104.0 cm, National Gallery of Victoria collection, Melbourne (Felton Bequest, 1908)
Study for A Lord of the Bush c1905, pencil, 20.0 x 13.0 cm, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 20 April 1972, lot 65

Estimate: $5000 - 7000

Result Hammer: $6000