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THE PLAYING-CARD GIRL : 1952
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PATRICK HERON (1920-1999)
THE PLAYING-CARD GIRL : 1952
signed and dated 'Patrick Heron/ 52' (upper right), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'PATRICK HERON Playing Card Girl 1952' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil and pencil on canvas
29 5⁄8 x 24 ¾ in. (75.2 x 62.8 cm.)
Painted in 1952.
THE PLAYING-CARD GIRL : 1952
signed and dated 'Patrick Heron/ 52' (upper right), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'PATRICK HERON Playing Card Girl 1952' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil and pencil on canvas
29 5⁄8 x 24 ¾ in. (75.2 x 62.8 cm.)
Painted in 1952.
Provenance
The artist's estate.
with Waddington Galleries, London.
Anonymous sale, Bonhams, London, 2 July 2002, lot 163.
The Parnassus Collection.
Their sale, Christie's, London, 20 November 2013, lot 20, where purchased by the present owner.
with Waddington Galleries, London.
Anonymous sale, Bonhams, London, 2 July 2002, lot 163.
The Parnassus Collection.
Their sale, Christie's, London, 20 November 2013, lot 20, where purchased by the present owner.
Exhibited
Huddersfield, Symon Quinn Gallery, Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Patrick Heron, February - March 1955, no. 17.
London, Waddington Galleries, Patrick Heron: Early Paintings 1945-55, October - November 2000, pp. 39, 52, no. 23, illustrated.
London, Waddington Galleries, Patrick Heron: Early Paintings 1945-55, October - November 2000, pp. 39, 52, no. 23, illustrated.
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 sturner@christies.com.
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