Patrick Heron: Studies for a portrait of T.S. Eliot
Jan 26, 2013 - Sep 22, 2013
This display explores the creation of Patrick Heron鈥檚 portrait of T.S. Eliot, one of the Gallery鈥檚 most celebrated modernist paintings. According to the artist, it was painted in 1949 鈥榝rom memory very slowly, after a period of nearly three years鈥�. For the first time this highly abstracted portrait is being shown alongside a selection of the studies from life and imagination that preceded it. Collectively, these drawings and works in oil illuminate the complex process of depicting one of the twentieth century鈥檚 greatest poets.
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This display explores the creation of Patrick Heron鈥檚 portrait of T.S. Eliot, one of the Gallery鈥檚 most celebrated modernist paintings. According to the artist, it was painted in 1949 鈥榝rom memory very slowly, after a period of nearly three years鈥�. For the first time this highly abstracted portrait is being shown alongside a selection of the studies from life and imagination that preceded it. Collectively, these drawings and works in oil illuminate the complex process of depicting one of the twentieth century鈥檚 greatest poets.
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Sunday - Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday - Friday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saint Martin's Place London, UK WC2H 0HE
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