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The Blue Check Tablecloth : 1948

© the estate of Patrick Heron. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Nuffield College, University of Oxford

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This still life was painted when the artist was aged 28 and is typical of his early work. At this stage of his career Patrick Heron was living in London but often visiting Cornwall, and he painted numerous still lifes; he was also very productive and influential as an art critic.

Nuffield College, University of Oxford

Oxford

Title

The Blue Check Tablecloth : 1948

Date

1948

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 44 x W 90.5 cm

Accession number

PCF3

Acquisition method

purchased, 1952

Work type

Painting

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Nuffield College, University of Oxford

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