Patrick Heron print unframed `January 1973:1`, 1973, England.
This print has been titled the date it was done. Artist proof and signed in pencil by the artist. Artist`s proof is the term to describe an impression
of the finished work that is identical to the numbered copies. It is taken for the artist or printer to see how the image is printing. Very good condition.
Patrick Heron (1920-1999) was born in Headingley in Leeds. Heron designed his first silkscreen w
hile working for Cresta Silks
. In 1937 he became a part-time student at the Slade School of Fine Art in London for two years. In 1945 Heron was art critic for the New English Weekly for two years before having his first one-man exhibition in 1947. His early work included many figurative studies such as `The Gas Stove` (1946) but the painting `The Boats and the Iron Ladder` (1947) was the turning point to his use of complex patterning and unusual use of colours. After working as art critic on The New Statesman and Nation, Heron started a teaching job at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Heron was awarded the Grand prize at the second John Moores Liverpool Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery. During the 60`s & 70`s Patrick Heron lectured around the world, culminating in a book, `The Shape of Colour` published in 1978. In 1979 Heron was commissioned to design two carpets for the foyer of the Cavendish Hotel in London, followed two years later with a commission to design a tapestry for the University of Galway in Eire. Heron produced over 50 paintings while working as Artist in Residence at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney. Patrick Heron has also designed a stained glass window for the Tate Gallery in St. Ives and a kneeler to encircle the Henry Moore altar at St. Stephen Wallbrook in London.
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