Patawarta: Land of the Oratunga

Hans Heysen
Australia
8 October 1877 – 2 July 1968

Patawarta: Land of the Oratunga
1929
oil on canvas
Place made
Hahndorf, South Australia
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
66.2 x 92.0 cm
Credit line
M.J.M. Carter AO Collection 1969. Given in memory of Sir Edward Morgan, Chairman of the Art Gallery Board 1944-56 and 1963-69
Accession number
697P34
Signature and date
Signed, oil, l.r. "HANS HEYSEN". Dated, oil, l.r., "1929".
Media category
Painting
Collection area
Australian paintings
Copyright
© Chris Heysen

  • WALL LABEL: Hans Heysen: The Creative Journey, 1992

     

    Heysen’s journey to the Flinders Ranges in November 1926 generated a new phase in his art.  His best-known Flinders Rangers subject is Patawarta Hill, immortalized in his numerous ‘Land of the Oratunga’ paintings.  This early oil painting of the subject is relatively calm and static in mood and composition.

     

    Julie Robinson, Senior Curator, Prints, Drawings & Photographs

  • Hans and Nora Heysen: Two Generations of Australian Art

    National Gallery of Victoria, 22 March 2019 – 22 July 2019

  • Hans Heysen: The creative journey

    Art Gallery of South Australia, 28 August 1992 – 10 January 1993
    Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery, 19 June 1993 – 1 August 1993
    Newcastle Art Gallery, 15 October 1993 – 28 November 1993
    Art Gallery of Western Australia, 12 December 1993 – 26 January 1994
    Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, 17 February 1994 – 27 March 1994
    Moree Plains Art Gallery, 9 April 1994 – 22 May 1994
    Riddoch Art Gallery, 3 June 1994 – 17 July 1994
  • [Journal] Art Gallery of South Australia Newsletter.
    Art Gallery of South Australia Newsletter Vol. 6, no. 16 (Sept. 1985)-v. 6, no. 54 (Mar. 1989)
  • [Book] Bunbury, Alisa. Arid arcadia : art of the Flinders Ranges.
  • [Book] Andrews, Rebecca. Hans Heysen.
  • [Book] McCaughey, Patrick. Strange country: why Australian painting matters.
  • [Book] Barker, Sue, Ward, Brian, et al. Explore the Flinders Rangers.
  • [Book] Klepac, Lou. Hans Heysen.
  • [Book] Wolfe, Ross, Rosson DeLong, Lea, et al. The Samstag legacy: an artist's bequest.
  • [Book] Hesson, Angela. Heysen/Heysen.
    Complimentary copy to come.
  • [Book] Cameron-Smith, Barbara. Hans Heysen Was Here.
  • [Catalogue] 2019. Hans and Nora Heysen: Two generations of Australian Art. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria.
  • [Book] McLean, Ian. Double Nation: A history of Australian art (working title).
  • [Book] Osborne, Margot. The Adelaide Art Scene: Becoming contemporary 1939-2000.