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Penrhyn Quarry Autumn Evening

PRENDERGAST, Peter
Penrhyn Quarry Autumn Evening
Image: © Estate of Peter Prendergast. All Rights Reserved. DACS 2025/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Peter Prendergast is best known for his bold landscapes of north-west Wales. Here he uses thick patches of strong colour outlined in black. He applies a modernist style of painting to the region’s mountainous and industrial terrain.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 25595

Historical Associations

Association Type: Provenance

Creation/Production

PRENDERGAST, Peter
1946-2007
Role: Artist
Period: 1979

Acquisition

Gift, 11/11/2002

Measurements

h(cm) frame:83.5
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:108.5
w(cm)

Techniques

Mixed media on paper
Drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper

Material

White chalk
Crayon
Ink
Paper

Location

In store
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  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Autumn
  • Fine Art
  • Landscape
  • Quarry
  • Works On Paper

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