Artist Auction Records
Nora Heysen

Nora Heysen (1911 - 2003) was active/lived in Australia.  Nora Heysen is known for Portrait, floral and fruit still-life painting, war artist.

Biography photo for Nora Heysen
Nora Heysen was an Australian artist, the first woman to win the prestigious Archibald Prize* in 1938 for portraiture and the first Australian woman appointed as an official war artist.

Heysen was born in Hahndorf, the fourth child of South Australian landscape painter Sir Hans Heysen. She was raised at The Cedars in Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills. She studied art from 1926 to 1930, at the School of Fine Arts in Adelaide, under F. Millward Grey and sold paintings to the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Art Gallery of South Australia in 1930. From 1930 to 1933, she continued to study two days a week at the School, and worked in her own studio the rest of the time. In 1931 she visited Sydney with her parents, and spent two weeks studying at the Julian Ashton School.

Her first solo exhibition was held in Sydney in 1933. In 1934 she travelled to London with her family, remaining in Europe, after they returned home, until 1937 studying and painting. When she returned to   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3003 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 169 auction lots for Nora Heysen (of which 129 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 0 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Nora Heysen as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Nora Heysen in 0 of its research Essays. Nora Heysen has 4 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Nora Heysen available:    Sali Herman,  Brett Whiteley,  Frederick Fred Ronald Williams,  Jason Benjamin,  David Larwill,  Emanuel Phillips Fox,  John Brack,  Jeffrey Edson Smart,  Roy De Maistre,  Margaret Hannah Olley,  William Robinson,  Elioth Gruner,  Rick Amor,  Clarice Majoribanks Beckett,  Ernest William Buckmaster,  Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny,  Arthur Ernest Streeton,  Walter Withers,  Hugh David Sawrey,  John Richard Passmore,  Tim Timothy Austin Storrier,  John De Burgh Perceval,  Lloyd Frederick Rees,  Albert Lee Tucker



Copyright © 1999-2024 askART.com and underlying auction houses. All Rights Reserved. Digital copying of these images and content strictly prohibited; violators will be subject to the law including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
 
Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Self Portrait, 1936

Nora Heysen

Lot 32
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+125% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

SELF PORTRAIT , 1932

Nora Heysen

Lot 23
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+110% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Interior (1935, dated 1938)

Nora Heysen

Lot 78
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+144% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Interior with Josephine, London 1934

Nora Heysen

Lot 23
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+93% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

STILL LIFE STUDY, 1931

Nora Heysen

Lot 5
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+38% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

A Nude, 1937

Nora Heysen

Lot 525
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+1043% over est.)



Inside pricing art ... 

  • Millions of auction records
  • Prices for 350,000+ artists
  • Auction lots to 1987
WATCH VIDEO

Subscribe to askART's alerts and research services for a global art market.

Popular

Monthly

$29.95 / mo.

  • Full access
  • Plan Details

  •    Auction Records
  •    Upcoming at Auction
  •    New / Recent Sales
  •    Artist Signatures
  •    Sales Graph Analysis
  •    30 Artist Alerts
Recurring, cancel any time

Yearly

$325.00 / yr.

  • Full Access
  • Plan Details

  • · Same as monthly
  • · Save 10%
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
Recurring, cancel any time

1 Day

$19.95 / day

  • Full Access
  • Plan Details

  • · 10 Artist Alerts
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  

Sample askART Records

•  Cy Twombly  Minimalism
•  Georgia O'Keeffe  Landscapes
•  Andrew Wyeth  Portraits
•  Ed Ruscha  Pop word illusions
•  Camille Pissarro  Impressionist

 
Top