Sir Kyffin Williams, R.A.

Acquired by the previous owner, Royal Academy of Arts, 2002
Their sale, Bonhams London, 26th June 2007, lot 48, where acquired by the present owner

London, Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition, 11th June - 19th August 2002, cat. no.2.

Original canvas. There are a couple of tiny traces of loss to one or two of the raised tips of impasto, only visible upon extremely close inspection, and some tiny traces of very minor surface matter, but this excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals areas of fluorescence which appear in keeping with the nature of the artist's materials and do not suggest retouching. Housed in a thick black wooden frame. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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'If there is a stereotype of North Wales as a land of mountains, it has much to do with the art of Kyffin Williams who, for more than half a century, painted the rugged landscape of Snowdonia and its people in a style unmistakably his own.'

(Meic Stephens, The Independent, 1st September 2006)