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Patrick Heron
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Patrick Heron
- sydney: november 11: 1989
- titled on reverse
- pencil and gouache
- 63 by 90cm; 24¾ by 35½in.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Waddington Galleries, Patrick Heron: Gouaches, 7 May - 6 June 1998;
London, Waddington Galleries, Patrick Heron: Gouaches from 1961 to 1996, 9 February - 12 March 2005, cat. no.16, illustrated in the catalogue;
San Francisco, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, Drawing Space in Colour: Paintings of Patrick Heron, 10 January - 1 March 2008, illustrated in the catalogue p.12.
London, Waddington Galleries, Patrick Heron: Gouaches from 1961 to 1996, 9 February - 12 March 2005, cat. no.16, illustrated in the catalogue;
San Francisco, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, Drawing Space in Colour: Paintings of Patrick Heron, 10 January - 1 March 2008, illustrated in the catalogue p.12.
Condition
The work is on wove paper which is not laid down. The left and right edges of the sheet are deckled. The sheet undulates very slightly across the surface.
The paint surface appears to be in very good overall condition.
Held under glass in a painted wooden frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A tapestry based on this gouache was made in 1993 by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne. This tapestry was exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, in September 1993 and later at the Australian High Commission, London, as part of the exhibition The Stuff of Dreams: Masterworks from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop. (See Australian Tapestries, Victorian Tapestry Workshop, 1995, cat. no.6, illustrated pp.28 and 29).