Patrick Heron

Private Collection, U.K., whence purchased by the present owner

The work is on wove paper which has not been laid down. The sheet is held down by four pieces of tape which attach to the backboard in the corners. There are artist's pinholes in the upper two corners. The edges of the sheet are deckled. There is a very light crease in the lower left quadrant. There is a small area of paint loss to the red pigment below the upper centre edge and there are 3 further small areas of paint craquelure to the red pigment in the upper right quadrant with some tiny specks of paint loss to one of the areas. There is a further small area of surface craquelure with some small spots of paint loss to the yellow pigment by the bottom of the right edge. Held behind glass in a white wooden frame.
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