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A Welsh history of art

In celebration of Saint David's Day on 1st March, we're highlighting some of Wales' most venerated artists.

From the colourful landscapes of James Dickson Innes to twentieth-century Welsh Romantic Glyn Morgan and from Sally Moore's distinctively surreal scenes to the itinerant life of portrait painter William Roos, we'll help you brush up on your Welsh art history.

What Gwen John's portraits can teach us about solitude

Kyffin Williams: prolific Welsh painter of melancholy mountains

Art UK Curations: Wonderful Welsh Beards

Richard Wilson: the father of British landscape painting

Then and now: 80 years of collecting contemporary art for Wales

Making landscapes from suburban Swansea: Geraint Evans

Charles Burton at 90: a brilliant serenity
Above The Nun, late 1910s, oil on canvas by Gwen John (1876–1939). Photo credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

New on Art UK

Above Self Portrait of the Artist Hesitating between the Arts of Music and Painting, 1794, oil on canvas by Angelica Kauffmann (1741–1807). Photo credit: National Trust Images
Above The Opera House from the Back of the Balcony, 1957, watercolour on textured paper by Juliet Kathleen Pannett (1911–2005). © the artist's estate. Photo credit: Glyndebourne Archive Collection
Above Early Morning, 1922, oil on canvas by Cecile Walton (1891–1956) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Photo credit: The Fleming Collection
Above Lady Golfer, 1920s, wood by Joseph Syddall (1864–1942). Photo credit: Chesterfield Museum & Art Gallery
Above The Metamorphosis of Daphne, tempera on wood by Master of the Judgement of Paris (active mid-15th C). Photo credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham
Above Five, 1971, oil on canvas by Lubaina Himid (b.1954). © the artist. Photo credit: Leeds Museums and Galleries
Above Interior of Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, the Quire, c.1663, oil on canvas by unknown artist. Photo credit: Canterbury Museums and Galleries
Above Cricklade Landscape, Wiltshire, oil on canvas by Edward James Buttar (1873–1943). Photo credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery

Welsh artists on the Art UK shop

Wales has a long history of great painters inspired by its rugged landscapes and extraordinary coastline. Our selection spans 300 years, from the eighteenth century to the present day, and features a diverse range of styles.
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