Lot 192
  • 192

Patrick Heron

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Patrick Heron
  • The Pink Cabin
  • oil on panel
  • 25 by 15cm.; 9¾ by 6in.
  • Executed in 1954.

Provenance

Redfern Gallery, London, where acquired by Professor Franz Bergell, 1954
Gifted by the above to the previous owner
Their sale, Christie's London, 8th June 2007, lot 1, where acquired by the present owner

Exhibited

London, Redfern Gallery, Patrick Heron New Paintings, 12th May - 5th June 1954, cat. no.22.

Condition

The panel is sound and is very slightly bowed. There are a few tiny minor flecks of paint loss, including to the black pigment in the upper left quadrant, one to the brown pigment upper right, one along the lower centre edge, and a few to the red pigment along the left edge, as well as a few scattered flecks elsewhere. The impasto is flattened in one or two places. Otherwise in good overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals no obvious signs of retouching. Held in a painted wood frame. Please telephone the department on +44 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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