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Object name(s):
WaterColourOrDrawings; A preliminary study for 'Christ Healing the Sick of the Palsy'
Brief description:
A preliminary study for 'Christ Healing the Sick of the Palsy'. Kneeling and standing figures surround the figures of Jesus Christ, standing with outstretched arms, and a sick man who lies wrapped in a large blanket. Pen and ink drawing Paper has the watermark 'C.M.FABRIANO'
Collection:
Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery
Acquisition date:
1993
Acquisition method:
Gift
Dimension:
Width
Dimension value:
478
Dimension:
Height
Dimension value:
332
Material:
Ink on cream wove Fabriano paper
Object name:
WaterColourOrDrawings; A preliminary study for 'Christ Healing the Sick of the Palsy'
Object number:
WD637
Object production date:
1951
Date - earliest / single:
1951
Date - latest:
1951
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
Text:
See OP156 for the oil painting 'Christ Healing the Sick of the Palsy'
Text reason:
Collections online text

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ee29f9c9-bd7c-3636-bb3f-2c171d9e6f8e

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ee29f9c9-bd7c-3636-bb3f-2c171d9e6f8e, Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery, CC BY-NC

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