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Object name(s):
WaterColourOrDrawings; Four lay figures
Brief description:
Four lay figures. On the left is a figure running with outstretched arms. In the centre is a standing figure which turns to look at the running figure. On the right are two figures seated on the ground one of which is clothed. Tonal drawing with white crayon used for highlights
Collection:
Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery
Acquisition date:
1993
Acquisition method:
Gift
Dimension:
Width
Dimension value:
534
Dimension:
Height
Dimension value:
387
Inscription content:
(pencil, upper right corner) Nov 32
Material:
Pencil, black and white crayon on grey-green wove paper
Object name:
WaterColourOrDrawings; Four lay figures
Object number:
WD673
Object production date:
1932
Date - earliest / single:
1932
Date - latest:
1932
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/eff42b83-3fa0-336a-8a51-412223ed9b43

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/eff42b83-3fa0-336a-8a51-412223ed9b43, Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery, CC BY-NC

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