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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED FAMILY COLLECTION
PATRICK HERON (1920-1999)
BLUES AND DULL VERMILION IN BLACK : JUNE 1960
Details
PATRICK HERON (1920-1999)
BLUES AND DULL VERMILION IN BLACK : JUNE 1960
signed, inscribed and dated 'BLUES ON BLACK : JUNE 60 PATRICK HERON' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
72 x 60 in. (182.8 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
BLUES AND DULL VERMILION IN BLACK : JUNE 1960
signed, inscribed and dated 'BLUES ON BLACK : JUNE 60 PATRICK HERON' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
72 x 60 in. (182.8 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist's family in 1990.
with Richard Green Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above, their sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 June 2014, lot 159.
with Alan Wheatley Fine Art, London, where purchased by the present owners in 2015.
with Richard Green Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above, their sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 June 2014, lot 159.
with Alan Wheatley Fine Art, London, where purchased by the present owners in 2015.
Exhibited
London, Waddington Galleries, Patrick Heron, November - December 1960, no. 15, illustrated.
Manchester, City Art Gallery, Middle Roads: 4 British Abstract Painters, June - July 1961, no. 14, as 'Blues on Black: June 1960'.
London, Richard Green Gallery, Heron: The Shape of Colour, May - June 2006, n.p., no. 8, illustrated, as 'Blues on Black'.
Manchester, City Art Gallery, Middle Roads: 4 British Abstract Painters, June - July 1961, no. 14, as 'Blues on Black: June 1960'.
London, Richard Green Gallery, Heron: The Shape of Colour, May - June 2006, n.p., no. 8, illustrated, as 'Blues on Black'.
Further Details
We are very grateful to Susanna Heron, Andrew Wilson and Robert Sutton for their assistance in cataloguing this lot. The Patrick Heron Trust is in the process of researching the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work and would like to hear from owners of any works by Patrick Heron, so that these can be included in this comprehensive catalogue. Please write to The Patrick Heron Trust, c/o Christie's Modern British Art Department, 8 King Street, London, SW1Y 6QT, or email mclothier@christies.com.
Brought to you by
Alice Murray
Head of Evening Sale