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Welsh
Art News
SPRING
2008
New
Stock
I
am pleased to be able to offer an interesting and varied
selection of new pictures and objects this spring - spanning
the late 18th to the late 19th century.
Of particular interest is the fascinating painting on
porcelain of The
Last Bard - one
of the great romantic images of Welsh visual culture (full
details available). I am also glad to show a charming
example of the work of the early Welsh portrait painter
John
Downman, a contemporary of William Parry.
From south Wales comes the fine silver Abergavenny
Eistoddfod medal of 1838, presented by the
famous Lady Charlotte Guest as a prize for the best Welsh
Wool, and the historically important view of old Swansea
market painted in 1895. This is not only full of charming
detail of the market stalls and figures but also records
the appearance of a part of the city that has long been
swept away.
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The
Coombe Tennant Collection
Currently
on display at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth
(until 24 March) is a large and well-curated exhibition
of paintings from the previously little known Coombe Tennant
Collection. This was formed by Winifred Coombe Tennant
who lived near Neath and is probably the finest private
collection of Welsh art put together in the 20th century.
The exhibition includes fine works by Evan Walters, Kyffin
Williams and Gwen John, amongst many others. The collection
is unusual and all the more interesting because its context
was fully recorded in Mrs Coombe Tennants diaries. Peter
Lord curated the exhibition and he has written a superb
catalogue to accompany it.
This Exhibition is highly recommended to all those interested
in art collecting in Wales and particularly to those interested
in 20th century Welsh painting.
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New
Book
The Life and Works of William Parry A.R.A. (1743-1791)
I have been engaged in the crucial proof reading stage
for some time but this is now complete and this important
book will be printed in the next few weeks. It will be
launched in Wales at Peniarth on 8 March 2008 and will
be
widely available thereafter. Full details will be posted
on this website and a notice will be sent out nearer the
time.
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