Live Auction 14176The Leslie Waddington Collection Part II
Patrick Heron (1920-1999)
Lot 58

Patrick Heron (1920-1999)

Portrait of Jo Grimond III: 4 September: 1986

Closed22 November 2016

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GBP 12,500

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Patrick Heron (1920-1999)
Portrait of Jo Grimond III: 4 September: 1986
signed twice, inscribed and dated 'SEPT 4 86/PORTRAIT OF JO GRIMOND: 1986: III/PATRICK HERON/Patrick Heron' (on the canvas overlap)
oil on canvas
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1986.

Acquired directly from the artist by Leslie Waddington.

Specialist note

Jo Grimond was a British politician and leader of the Liberal Party from 1956 to 1967. After the Second World War, the Liberal Party was on the brink of extinction. During his leadership, Grimond revived the party’s popularity, doubling their representation at Westminster and tripling their share of the vote. Grimond greatly admired the work of Heron and there is a portrait of the politician by the artist in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.