Lot 124: Ross Wilson ARUA (b.1957) THE POET SMILES, SEAMUS HEANEY SKETCHBOOK, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, 1994 [COLLECTION OF TEN DRAWINGS]

Ross Wilson ARUA (b.1957) THE POET SMILES, SEAMUS HEANEY SKETCHBOOK, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, 1994 [COLLECTION OF TEN DRAWINGS]

h:7 w:5in.

pen and sepia ink; in linen bound sketchbook with gilt titled upper

Laid into the sketchbook is a copy of a letter from the National Portrait Gallery, London to the artist [22 July 1994] confirming their Trustees' desire to acquire the artist's sketchbooks and drawings of Heaney for their collection.

The National Portrait Gallery, London currently holds 14 works by the artist [their reference, NPG 6261, NPG 6262 (1-12) and NPG 6400]. All depict Heaney bar one of Derek Walcott ('The Sun Poet').