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Title:
Ida
Object name(s):
Oil Paintings; Portrait of an old woman
Brief description:
Study for a portrait of an old woman, Ida. A three-quarter portrait of an elderly woman with short grey hair, a thin mouth and a slight double chin. She glances downwards. Background and clothing painted with thin washes of brown paint. Sketch / unfinished work. Frame is stained on the right
Collection:
Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery
Acquisition date:
1993
Acquisition method:
Gift
Dimension:
Width
Dimension value:
460
Dimension:
Height
Dimension value:
557
Material:
Oil on canvas, framed
Object name:
Oil Paintings; Portrait of an old woman
Object number:
OP152
Object production date:
1930
Date - earliest / single:
1930
Date - latest:
1970
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:
Oil Paintings

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4f20c33c-ef91-3730-bcf0-6de87f58f510

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4f20c33c-ef91-3730-bcf0-6de87f58f510, Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery, CC BY-NC

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