Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Frances (1901-1985)
Born in Dunvant, Richards studied at Swansea School of Art and the Royal College. There a fellow student was Frances Clayton (1901-85), whom he married in 1929. Richards was brought up in a musical family and music is a recurrent theme in his art. Here his wife poses beside a piano. The style of this portrait is reminiscent of Matisse, a major influence on the artist since 1924.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2050
Measurements
Height
(cm): 76.6
Width
(cm): 61.5
Height
(in): 30
Width
(in): 24
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