Ceri Richards (1903 - 1971)
Ceri Richards is acknowledged as Wales’ most important artist of the mid-twentieth century. Born in Dunvant, near Swansea, in 1903, he studied at Swansea School of Art, before winning a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, London. A contemporary of, and frequent co-exhibitor with Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, John Piper and Graham Sutherland, he represented Britain in many international touring exhibitions. In 1962 he was a prizewinner at the Venice Biennale. He is represented in many important museums worldwide, and the Tate Gallery has a collection of over 90 works.
An accomplished pianist, his work often took a musical theme, notably his series based on Debussy’s Preludes, as well as his 'Hammerklavier Suite' and his 'Beethoven Suite with Variations'. In Wales he is, perhaps, best known for his paintings and drawings based on Dylan Thomas’s poetry.
Collections
Tate Gallery, London
National Portrait Gallery, London
Glynn Vivian Museum & Art Gallery, Swansea
National Museum and Gallery of Wales
Leeds Museum and Art Galleries
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Metropolitan Museum, New York
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Museum of London
Manchester City Art Galleries
Leicester Galleries
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Imperial War Museum, London
Birmingham City Museums and Art Gallery
Pallant House, Chichester
Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery, London
Newport Museum and Art Gallery
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Arts Council Wales
Contemporary Art Society
Southampton City Art Gallery
Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland
UK Government Art Collection
British Council
St Anne's College, Oxford
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Portsmouth City Museum
National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
National Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Kultusministerium, Stuttgart
Galleria Civica, Turin
Viulla Ciani, Lugano
Exhibition Calatogue - The Dylan Thomas Works - February 2014
Exhibition Catalogue 'Paintings, Drawings and Prints' - January 2016