Hans HEYSEN
Germany 1877 – Australia 1968
Australia from 1884; Europe, England 1899-1903

Folding hills 1933
watercolour on paper
36.0 (h) x 49.5 (w) cm
Private Collection

I think it is absolutely essential to have a definite plan of attack—before beginning each watercolour. The medium requires order and precision perhaps more than oil paints ... little is left to chance … To “muddle” around in the hope of getting something in watercolour must lead to chaos and mud.[1]

 

[1] Hans Heysen to Lionel Lindsay 23 February 1918, quoted in Thiele, p 289