Adrian Heath 1920-1992
Study for Melbourne Painting (Corsham)
titled verso
painted circa 1959
painted circa 1959
oil on canvas
125 x 100 cms (49½ x 39½ ins)
framed: 134 x 109 cms (53 x 43 ins)
framed: 134 x 109 cms (53 x 43 ins)
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Although not generally known as a St Ives painter, Heath spent a significant amount of time in Cornwall, both before and after the Second World War. He stayed with Terry...
Although not generally known as a St Ives painter, Heath spent a significant amount of time in Cornwall, both before and after the Second World War. He stayed with Terry Frost on numerous occasions and throughout the 1950s and 1960s acted as the main channel of communication between London and St Ives-based artists, including Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, and W. Barns-Graham. As a result of these associations, his work was selected by David Lewis for inclusion in the Tate Gallery exhibition, 'St Ives 1939-1964'. Heath painted 'Study for Melbourne' whilst tutoring at The Bath Academy of Art.
Provenance
The Artist's EstatePrivate collection, 2007-2021
Exhibitions
London, Jonathan Clark Fine Art, Adrian Heath, Paintings from the early Sixties, 26 September - 12 October 2007, cat no 43
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