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A.S. Byatt (Portrait of A S Byatt : Red, Yellow, Green and Blue : 24 September 1997)
3 of 8 portraits on display in Room 35 at the National Portrait Gallery
Portrait of A S Byatt : Red, Yellow, Green and Blue : 24 September 1997; © The estate of Patrick Heron. All Rights Reserved, DACS, 2010
A.S. Byatt (Portrait of A S Byatt : Red, Yellow, Green and Blue : 24 September 1997)
by Patrick Heron
oil on canvas, 1997
38 1/8 in. x 47 7/8 in. (968 mm x 1216 mm)
Commissioned, 1998
Primary Collection
NPG 6414
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Sitterback to top
- Dame Antonia Susan ('A.S.') Byatt (1936-), Novelist and critic. Sitter in 7 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Patrick Heron (1920-1999), Painter and art critic. Artist of 5 portraits, Sitter in 11 portraits.
This portraitback to top
A. S. Byatt's portrait was the third by Patrick Heron to enter the Gallery's collection, painted some 50 years after his well-known semi-cubist image of T. S. Eliot. Painted in his St. Ives studio, Heron's distinction as a leading abstract artist was relevant to the sitter's wishes: 'What I wanted was the presence of the idea of me.'
Linked publicationsback to top
- Audio Guide
- Howgate, Sarah; Nairne, Sandy, A Guide to Contemporary Portraits, 2009, p. 4
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 95
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Icons and Idols: Commissioning Contemporary Portraits (2 March 2006 - 18 June 2006)
Exhibitions and displays
- Patrick Heron: Studies for a portrait of T.S. Eliot
Until 22 September
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