Object: Oil Paintings; Plaster cast of a female head

Object name(s):

Oil Paintings; Plaster cast of a female head

Brief description:

Plaster cast of a female head. Study of a a classical? head cast in plaster. The head is viewed in a three-quarter pose and consists of the face, neck and hairline but is missing the top and back of the head. Background of green, brown and beige shapes. Some impasto applied by brush and palette knife. Varnished

Collection:

Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery

Acquisition date:

1993

Acquisition method:

Gift

Dimension:

Width

Dimension value:

356

Dimension:

Height

Dimension value:

456

Inscription content:

(black felt tip, verso of stretcher) UNIVERSITY OF WALES, ABERYSTWYTH / OP143

Material:

Oil on canvas

Object name:

Oil Paintings; Plaster cast of a female head

Object number:

OP143

Object production date:

1930

Date - earliest / single:

1930

Date - latest:

1950

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, England?

Owner:

Mair Rabagliati

Organisation's association:

Object source

Responsible department/section:

Oil Paintings

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/da255ad3-ccf2-3482-aae4-319cffa58ac0

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/da255ad3-ccf2-3482-aae4-319cffa58ac0, Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery, CC BY-NC

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