Patrick Heron
APRIL V: 1973
Gouache on paper
20 x 30 1/2 in
51 x 77.5 cm
51 x 77.5 cm
The 1950s marked a seminal period for Patrick Heron. Following his marriage to wife Delia, the couple relocated to St Ives in 1956. Already an area much loved by the...
The 1950s marked a seminal period for Patrick Heron.
Following his marriage to wife Delia, the couple relocated to St Ives in 1956.
Already an area much loved by the artist, their move provided a primary source
of inspiration for Heron’s colourful interior scenes. The bright coastal light
entering his home and studio inspired the artist greatly, and, in an attempt to
capture the shapes and shadows he observed, Heron ventured further into
abstraction. From this point onward, Heron extracted the ‘interior’ from his
paintings entirely and focused purely on the interaction of colour, form and
space.
April V: 1973 demonstrates Heron’s
talent for understanding colour relationships and composition. Here, Heron
combines multiple tones of blue, using both soft and hard-edged forms. In turn,
each shape is presented to the viewer with a different feeling and sensation,
its strength impacted by whichever colour has been placed next to it. In this
work, while the various deep blues calmly combine, a contrasting flash of red
and orange intensify the space.
Following his marriage to wife Delia, the couple relocated to St Ives in 1956.
Already an area much loved by the artist, their move provided a primary source
of inspiration for Heron’s colourful interior scenes. The bright coastal light
entering his home and studio inspired the artist greatly, and, in an attempt to
capture the shapes and shadows he observed, Heron ventured further into
abstraction. From this point onward, Heron extracted the ‘interior’ from his
paintings entirely and focused purely on the interaction of colour, form and
space.
April V: 1973 demonstrates Heron’s
talent for understanding colour relationships and composition. Here, Heron
combines multiple tones of blue, using both soft and hard-edged forms. In turn,
each shape is presented to the viewer with a different feeling and sensation,
its strength impacted by whichever colour has been placed next to it. In this
work, while the various deep blues calmly combine, a contrasting flash of red
and orange intensify the space.
Provenance
Waddington Galleries, London.Bonython Art Gallery, New South Wales, Australia.
Private collection, Western Australia.
Richard Green Gallery, London.
Private collection, USA (acquired from the above 21 July 2006).