Bronze Age Gold from Wales

People and Ystrad Rhondda

ZOBOLE, Ernest (1927-1999)

This is a painting of Ystrad in the Rhondda valley. Ernest Zobole was born in the village and continued to be inspired by the area for the rest of his life. The three figures in the centre of the painting have been identified as the artist, his wife Christine and their young son Manuel. Whereas most of his contemporaries focused on gritty realism, Zobole often uncovered an other-worldly mystery in his immediate surroundings.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 3497

Creation/Production

ZOBOLE, Ernest
Date: 1961

Acquisition

Purchase, 1960

Measurements

Height (cm): 153
Width (cm): 184.1
Height (in): 60
Width (in): 72

Techniques

oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting

Material

oil
canvas

Location

Gallery 22

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