Hans Heysen
Australian · 1877–1968 · Painter, Printmaker
Sir Hans Heysen was an Australian artist. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Bushfire, Hahndorf, South Australia (1912)Smith & Singer · A$244,000≈ $208,161≈ £132,849≈ €167,548Sign up to see
In Sunset Haze 1909Smith & Singer · A$98,182≈ $63,087≈ £50,644≈ €59,303Sign up to see
Approaching Storm with Bushfire Haze 1913Smith & Singer · A$91,500≈ $61,907≈ £50,421≈ €55,752Sign up to see
Hans Heysen’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
163
of 192 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
85%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 34 | 32 | 94% | $30.4kSign up | $21.6kSign up | $208kSign up |
| Oil | 34 | 32 | 94% | $30.4kSign up | $21.6kSign up | $208kSign up |
| Works on paper | 158 | 131 | 83% | $11.6kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $63.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 124 | 106 | 85% | $13.4kSign up | $9.5kSign up | $63.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 9 | 7 | 78% | $4.3kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $9.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 23 | 16 | 70% | $3kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $10.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 11 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 21 | 17 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 16 | 14 | $8kSign up |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 | $10.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 | $22.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $13.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 11 | 8 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 16 | 15 | $10.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $17.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 15 | 11 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 13 | 12 | $7kSign up |
| 2015 | 22 | 18 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 14 | 11 | $15.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 | $8kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $19.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $59.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $17.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $4.7kSign up |