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White and dark
The artist was born near Swansea, and studied at the local art school and the Royal College. On the frontier between painting and sculpture, this abstract composition dates from the year that the British Surrealist Group mounted the International Surrealist Exhibition in London. It pays homage to Picasso and Arp, analysing the relationship between light and dark, form and void in a similar way to the contemporary reliefs of Ben Nicholson and the carvings of Henry Moore.
Image: © Estate of Ceri Richards. All Rights Reserved. DACS 2024/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 221
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of Knapping Fund, 1965
Measurements
Height
(cm): 52.1
Width
(cm): 55.6
Height
(in): 20
Width
(in): 21
Techniques
painted wood construction
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
paint
Location
Gallery 13
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