EXHIBIT 23.2

                        CONSENT OF PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



       We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-32543, 33-
38029 and 33-60668) of City National Corporation of our report dated January 13,
1993 appearing as Exhibit 13.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP



Los Angeles, California
March 30, 1995