Description
Hans Heysen and his family moved to Hahndorf, a largely German settlement in the Adelaide Hills, in 1908 and subsequently purchased ‘The Cedars’ farm where he would spend the remainder of his years raising a family of eight and pursuing his passion for painting the rugged bush, with a brilliant eye for the bright light, dryness and heat. Due to anti-German sentiment during WW1, 'Hahndorf' was renamed 'Ambleside', a name which remained in use until 1936. The watercolour 'Ambleside' is a classic Heysen representation of the local landscape, capturing an arid hillside spotted with gum trees, with grazing cattle beneath.
History
Burdekin Bequest,
Tamworth Regional Gallery.
Significance
Provenance: Bequest of Mr Norman Weekes Burdekin and Mrs Margaretta Emilie Burdekin.
Signed and dated: L.L.C. - Hans Heysen 1929.
Secondary Inscriptions: 'Ambleside 1929' writen on the back of the painting.