Patrick Heron (1920-1999)
Lot 152POST-WAR BRITISH MODERNISM FROM THE PARNASSUS COLLECTION

Patrick Heron (1920-1999)

Violet Brown Ochre Lemon & Black: October 1958

Fermé21 November 2013

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GBP 50,000

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Patrick Heron (1920-1999)
Violet Brown Ochre Lemon & Black: October 1958
signed, inscribed and dated 'VIOLET/BROWN OCHRE/LEMON &/BLACK/OCTOBER 1958/PATRICK/HERON' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)

Gifted by the artist to Olga Davenport.
Her sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 25 March 2009, lot 29.

Note du spécialiste

In two letters written on Eagle's Nest headed paper, Heron wrote to Olga Davenport, the previous owner of Violet Brown Ochre Lemon & Black:

Thursday
'Ah yes - the present! It is not yet in existence! But it will be. In any case I think it would have been wrong to throw it at you through the Xmas post, wouldn't it? You mightn't have liked it enough! If I give it to you properly (or give you a choice) I'll be able to note this. See?'

Sunday 12th
'By the way - what was arranged about a frame for my painting (yours, I mean!)? Shall I look into it with (and for) you when I come up? Framing v. important ... Until soon ... much love P'.