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Object name(s):
WaterColourOrDrawings; Head of a young woman
Brief description:
Head of a young woman. Three-quarter view of the head of a short-haired woman. Tonal drawing with hatching. Woman's pupils are not drawn. Heavy foxing
Collection:
Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery
Acquisition date:
1993
Acquisition method:
Gift
Dimension:
Width
Dimension value:
186
Dimension:
Height
Dimension value:
225
Material:
Pencil on cream wove paper
Object name:
WaterColourOrDrawings; Head of a young woman
Object number:
WD643
Object production date:
1925
Date - association:
C
Date - earliest / single:
1925
Date - latest:
1960
Object production person:
Christopher Ivor Williams
Person's association:
Artist/Maker
Person's biographical note:
Painter. Son of distinguished painter Christopher Williams. Studied at the Central School of Art and Design followed by the Slade School of Art, University of London, where he won first prize for portraiture. He exhibited widely in prestigious solo and group shows in the UK, including the Royal Academy, the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales. He shared his father’s penchant for portraiture and large-scale figure compositions, devoting the majority of his time in his later years to working on large religious subjects. His works are housed in the National Museum of Wales, the National Library of Wales, Newport Civic Centre, Cyfarthfa Castle Museum, Bangor University, University of Wales Lampeter and Aberystwyth University.
Person's birth date:
1908
Person's death date:
1982
Person's forenames:
Christopher Ivor
Person's place of birth:
UK, England, London
Person's place of death:
Cardiff
Person's surname:
Williams
Object production place:
UK
Owner:
Mair Rabagliati
Organisation's association:
Object source
Responsible department/section:
WaterColourOrDrawings

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0e4476e1-d602-3c5b-a7e7-d19317c16c80

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0e4476e1-d602-3c5b-a7e7-d19317c16c80, Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery, CC BY-NC

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