Patrick Heron British, 1920-1999

Overview

Patrick Heron (1920 - 1999), born in Leeds, moved to Cornwall as a child, and came to work for the ceramicist, Bernard Leach where he met many leading artists of the St Ives School, including Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson. Heron studied for a time at Bath Academy of Art, under the supervision of lithography expert Henry Cliffe, and often took his colourful Abstract Expressionism into print, using screen-print and lithography to make wonderful vibrant prints.

 

Heron had several retrospective exhibitions including Wakefield City Art Gallery (1952); the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford (1968); Whitechapel Art Gallery (1972); Barbican Art Gallery (1985); Tate Britain (1998), and posthumously at Tate St Ives (2018). Paintings and prints by Patrick Heron, including editionsof some of the pieces in this exhibition, can be seen in many of the best art museums around the world, including: British Museum, Tate Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum and Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

Works
  • Patrick Heron, Untitled, 1994
    Patrick Heron
    Untitled, 1994
    original monotype
    signed, dated and inscribed 'Camden Arts Centre / 5 November 1994: VII' in pencil verso
  • Patrick Heron, 59 x 81cm, 1973
    Patrick Heron
    59 x 81cm, 1973
    screenprint, edition 95 / 100
    59.5 x 78cm
    signed
  • Patrick Heron, January 1973, Plate 18, 1973
    Patrick Heron
    January 1973, Plate 18, 1973
    screenprint, Artist's Proof
    68 x 92.3cm
    signed and dated
  • Patrick Heron, Six in Vermillion with Green in Yellow, 1973
    Patrick Heron
    Six in Vermillion with Green in Yellow, 1973
    screenprint, edition 98 / 100
    59.5 x 78cm
    signed
  • Patrick Heron, Six in Vermillion with Violet and Red, 1973
    Patrick Heron
    Six in Vermillion with Violet and Red, 1973
    screenprint, Artist's Proof edition
    59 x 81cm
    signed
  • Patrick Heron, Winchester Four IV, 1973
    Patrick Heron
    Winchester Four IV, 1973
    screenprint, edition 18 / 100
    59.5 x 78cm
    signed
  • Patrick Heron, Six in Vermillion with Red in Red, 1970
    Patrick Heron
    Six in Vermillion with Red in Red, 1970
    screenprint, edition of 100
    signed
    78 x 59cm
Biography

Patrick Heron (1920 - 1999), born in Leeds, moved to Cornwall as a child, and came to work for the ceramicist, Bernard Leach where he met many leading artists of the St Ives School, including Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson. Heron studied for a time at Bath Academy of Art, under the supervision of lithography expert Henry Cliffe, and often took his colourful Abstract Expressionism into print, using screen-print and lithography to make wonderful vibrant prints.

 

Heron had several retrospective exhibitions including Wakefield City Art Gallery (1952); the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford (1968); Whitechapel Art Gallery (1972); Barbican Art Gallery (1985); Tate Britain (1998), and posthumously at Tate St Ives (2018). Paintings and prints by Patrick Heron, including editionsof some of the pieces in this exhibition, can be seen in many of the best art museums around the world, including: British Museum, Tate Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum and Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.