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Kyffin Williams is the culmination of four years of research at two centers for Kyffin Williams's art, the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, and Oriel Mon, Anglesey. Dr. Qing Chao Ma's illuminating new study incorporates Kyffin Williams's full range; his inspirational landscapes and seascapes in oil, his delicate watercolours, his distinctive linocuts, and his mesmeric portraits. With her particular expertise, the author also draws comparisons between the work of Williams and Chinese art, linking him to other artistic traditions and establishing his rightful place in the worldwide art community. Combined with a rigorous biographical account on the life which informed the work and a rich variety of illustrations, Kyffin Williams is an invaluable contribution to the study and appreciation of one of Wales's foremost artists.

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'No other artist and author has collated so many diverse examples of Sir Kyffin's art in one publication with such coherence. This is a book put together with great care and purpose and written from the heart.' David Meredith, Sir Kyffin Williams Trust

Kyffin Williams is the culmination of four years of research at the two centres for Kyffin Williams's art, the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, and Oriel Mon, Anglesey by Dr Qing Chao Ma, whose illuminating new study incorporates Kyffin Williams's full range, from his inspirational landscapes and seascapes in oil, his delicate watercolours, his distinctive lino cuts, and unforgettable portraits. With her particular expertise, Dr Ma is also able to draw comparisons between the work of Williams and Chinese art, linking him to other artistic traditions and establishing his rightful place in the wider world. Combined with a rigorous biographical account on the life which informed the work and a rich variety of illustrations, from the paintings themselves to photographs and sketches, Kyffin Williams is an invaluable contribution to the study and appreciation of one of Wales's foremost artists. -- Publisher: Graffeg

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Dr. Qing Chao Ma is a professional artist and former art lecturer at the Xi'an Academy of Fine Art, China.

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