Patrick Heron
1920–1999
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Biography
Patrick Heron CBE (30 January 1920 – 20 March 1999) was a British abstract and figurative artist, critic, writer, and polemicist, who lived in Zennor, Cornwall.
Heron was recognised as one of the leading painters of his generation. Influenced by Cézanne, Matisse, Braque and Bonnard, Heron made a significant contribution to the dissemination of modernist ideas of painting through his critical writing and primarily his art.
Heron's artworks are most noted for his exploration and use of colour and light. He is known for both his early figurative work and non-figurative works, which over the years looked to explore further the idea of making all areas of the painting of equal importance. His work was exhibited widely throughout his career and while he wrote regularly early in his career, notably for New Statesman and Arts New York, this continued periodically in later years.
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Read full Wikipedia entryArtworks
Patrick Heron Azalea Garden : May 1956
1956
Patrick Heron Horizontal Stripe Painting : November 1957 - January 1958
1957–8
Patrick Heron Harbour Window with Two Figures : St Ives : July 1950
1950
Patrick Heron Cadmium with Violet, Scarlet, Emerald, Lemon and Venetian : 1969
1969
Patrick Heron Yellow Painting : October 1958 May/June 1959
1958–9
Patrick Heron 10-11 July : 1992
1992
Patrick Heron Vertical : January 1956
1956
Patrick Heron Green and Purple Painting with Blue Disc : May 1960
1960
Film and audio
Walks of art: Emma Gannon on Barbara Hepworth and St Ives
Discover a place known for its pottery, boats, beaches and beatniks
Features
Tate Etc
Patrick Heron: A Life of Many Dimensions
Patrick Heron's daughters celebrate some lesser-known aspects of the painter's life and work
Art Term
St Ives School
Although they did not see themselves as part of a group or school, the term St Ives School is often ...
Tate Etc
Not Just a Stroll in the Garden: Patrick Heron
An appreciation of the little-known ‘supreme gifts’ of the painter Patrick Heron by his younger brother
Tate Etc
Tate Etc. issue 30: Spring 2014
Online edition of Tate's magazine featuring Richard Deacon, Henri Matisse, Richard Hamilton and more, published 15 January 2014
Tate Etc
Tate Etc. issue 28: Summer 2013
Tate Etc. issue 28, Summer 2013; online edition of Tate's magazine
Tate Etc
Cornwall inside out: Peter Lanyon
He was the only native-born Cornishman of the post-war St Ives group of artists, and his work reflected the local ...
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Scratching the surface: Ben Nicholson
‘The wall between Ben’s and Terry Frost's studio was so thin we could hear sounds through it. We ...
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The Real St Ives story
For a few extraordinary years in the post-war era, the small town of St Ives was an art centre of ...
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Cultivated minds: The art of the garden
Martin Postle talks to Christoph Becker about artists and the inspiration of their gardens
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