1 EXHIBIT 23.2 Consent of Price Waterhouse 2 Exhibit 23.2 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. PRICE WATERHOUSE Los Angeles, California March 30, 1994