La Cathedrale Engloutie: Drawing for Diptych
Image: © Estate of Ceri Richards. All Rights Reserved. DACS 2025/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 25612
Historical Associations
Association Type: Provenance
Creation/Production
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: 1960
Acquisition
Gift, 1996
Measurements
Height
(cm): 38.4
Width
(cm): 96.6
h(cm) secondary support:57.9
h(cm)
w(cm) secondary support:104.6
w(cm)
Techniques
Gouache and pencil on paper
Material
Gouache
Wash
Pencil
Paper
Location
In store
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