[title not known] by Patrick Heron

1998 - 1999

[title not known]

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Curatorial notes

Editor: Here we have an untitled print by Patrick Heron from the Tate Collection. It's a riot of colour – mainly blues, greens and a sort of rusty red. It feels like a glimpse of a garden through a rain-streaked window. What do you make of it? Curator: Rain-streaked, yes! For me it feels like a memory of a garden, filtered through emotion. Look at the way those colours bleed into each other, not quite contained, like feelings overflowing. Do you get a sense of joy from the composition? Editor: Definitely! The colours are so playful. It makes me want to grab some paints myself. Thanks for your insight. Curator: My pleasure! It’s a print that makes you feel rather than think, and that's quite wonderful, isn’t it?