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Artist: RICHARDS, Ceri Giraldus (Education: Swansea School of Art; Royal College of Art
Work: Cardiff College of Art; Chelsea School of Art; Royal College of Art; Slade School of Art
Awards: CBE, 1960; Hon. D.Litt University of Wales, 1961; Hon.Fellow of the RCA
Commissions: stained glass windows for Liverpool Cathedral and Derby Cathedral
The landscape of the Gower was a strong source of imagery - much of his work was also inspired by poetry and music: a crowning achievement was the series of paintings and construction on the theme of Debussy's La Cathedrale Engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral))
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.
Image: © the artist's estate/DACS/Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2050
Creation/Production
RICHARDS, Ceri Giraldus
Role: Creation
Date: 1930
Acquisition
Purchase, 27/11/1972
Measurements
Height: 76.6cm
Width: 61.5cm
Techniques
canvas
Material
oil
Location
In store
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