Patrick Heron C.B.E. (British 1920-1999) for Cresta Silks §
Reclining Nude Scarf, 1947
£1,625
Auction: 23 October 2020 from 10:00 BST
Description
signed in the silk 'P. HERON 47', together with Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) for Ascher Ltd., 'Black Trellis' scarf, designed 1946, rayon crepe, signed in the scarf 'Sutherland / Ascher'
Dimensions
79cm x 74cm and 83cm x 83cm respectively
Footnote
Heron began designing silks for his father's company, Cresta Silks Ltd, at fourteen years of age and continued through to the post-war period. He is known to have designed at least six silk squares for Cresta, as well as the fashion furnishing fabric 'Aztec', which was exhibited to some acclaim at 'Britain Can Make It' Exhibition in 1946.
Sutherland designed 'Black Trellis' for Ascher in 1946 and another version with the colours inversed. A version of this scarf was also exhibited at Britain Can Make It Exhibition in 1946, alongside a 'Standing Figures' scarf by Henry Moore.