Patrick Heron Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, 7th May - 10th July 2026
Tuesday 19th May.
Patrick Heron
Christmas Eve: 1951
oil on canvas
182.9 x 304.8 cm
I had anticipated going to the opening of this exhibition but as it was just two days after returning from Italy I was just too tired!
I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Christmas Eve again. I don't know when I first saw it but it was a presence in all the years at Waddington Galleries.
Patrick Heron
The Girl in Purple: 1954
oil on canvas
size tbc
Some of the other paintings were very much present in day to day stock and may well have been given a little tlc prior to this exhibition. Some of the works are now framed and glazed in a simple format which looks just right.
Patrick Heron
The Red Table: St Ives: 1950
oil on canvas
89 x 43 cm
Somerville College, Oxford
Patrick Heron
Anemones and Lemon: 1950
oil on canvas
51 x 61 cm
Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
Patrick Heron
Balcony with Rough Sea: St Ives :1953-54
oil on canvas
size tbc
I still really respond to the artist's use of colour at this stage in his career. After the Tate Retrospective Patrick produced an outpouring of small scale gouache works which seemed to reference aspects of his works throughout his career. I can remember sensing a re-appraisal and seeing colour and handling references all the way back to these early 1950's works.
Patrick Heron
Balcony Window with Moon: 1954
charcoal on canvas
size tbc
Patrick Heron
Harbour Window with Red Cat: 1954
oil on canvas size tbc
Patrick Heron
Harbour Window (Yellow and Blue): 1951
oil on canvas size tbc
Patrick Heron
Black Fish on Blue Table: 1954
oil on canvas
size tbc
I don't think that I have ever seen this painting (Black Fish...) before, except possibly in illustration and it is a really strong composition in the context of this exhibition.
Patrick Heron
The Staircase: 1954
oil on hardboard size tbc
Patrick Heron
Figure in Harbour Room (Orange and Grey): 1952-54
oil on canvas 91.4 x 45.7 cm
Patrick Heron
Behind Tregenna: 1950
oil on canvas size tbc
Patrick Heron
Two Figures in a Bar: St Mary's - Isles of Scilly: 1952
oil on canvas
size tbc