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Boats at Night

Patrick Heron, 1947

The vivid colouring and lively handling show the inspiration Heron absorbed from the Fauve artists. Furthermore, the arbitrary shapes of colour prophesy Heron's theories for colour to be an autonomous, space creating element in modern painting.

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Title of artwork, date

Boats at Night, 1947

Date supported

1992

Medium and material

Oil on board

Dimensions

45 x 50 cm

Gifted by

Sean Hudson

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