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Homage to Beethoven

RICHARDS, Ceri
Homage to Beethoven
Image: © Estate of Ceri Richards. All Rights Reserved. DACS 2025/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Richards was deeply affected by the death of Dylan Thomas in 1953 and produced a series of works in homage to the dead poet. This allegorical composition celebrates another of the artist's heroes, Ludwig van Beethoven. It juxtaposes two favourite themes. One of these is a musing woman, turning from a piano and a French horn to a sheet of music. The other is a pair of energetic galloping horses, ultimately derived from 'The Lion Hunt' by the French Romantic painter Eugéne Delacroix (1798-1863).

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Details

Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 591

Creation/Production

RICHARDS, Ceri
Education: Swansea School of Art; Royal College of Art Work: Cardiff College of Art; Chelsea School of Art; Royal College of Art; Slade School of Art Awards: CBE, 1960; Hon. D.Litt University of Wales, 1961; Hon.Fellow of the RCA Commissions: stained glass windows for Liverpool Cathedral and Derby Cathedral The landscape of the Gower was a strong source of imagery - much of his work was also inspired by poetry and music: a crowning achievement was the series of paintings and construction on the theme of Debussy's La Cathedrale Engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral)
Role: Artist
Period: 1953

Measurements

Height (cm): 127.3
Width (cm): 102.4
Height (in): 50
Width (in): 40

Material

Oil

Location

In store
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  • Contemporary Life
  • Fine Art
  • Music
  • Musical Instrument
  • Neo-Romanticism
  • Painting
  • Post 1900
  • Post 1945
  • Welsh Connection

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