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Beechwood by Moonlight

Merlyn Oliver Evans (1910–1973)

National Museum Cardiff

Beechwood by Moonlight

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Born in Llandaff, in 1913 Evans and his family moved to Rutherglen in Scotland. He studied at Glasgow School of Art. Painted in tempera upon panel, this work derives from a drawing of 1930. He recalled it as: 'An abstraction of lyrical character... During evening walks in Rutherglen I frequently passed by a beechwood. The autumnal mood and colour of the picture (as well as the texture of the smooth silver beech trunks, and the crisp brown of the autumn leaves) originate from this beechwood by Moonlight'.

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Title

Beechwood by Moonlight

Date

1933

Medium

tempera on panel

Measurements

H 101.8 x W 96.4 cm

Accession number

NMW A 2160

Acquisition method

purchased, 1963

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Backing board: Label: THE TATE GALLERY EXHIBITION THE POLITICAL PAINTINGS OF MERLYN EVANS 27 MARCH - 2 JUNE 1985 CAT No.2 Verso: Label: WITH CARE MERLYN D. EVANS ADDRESS - 21 MECKLENBOROUGH SQ. WC1 TITLE "NOCTURNE" PRICE - illegible Verso: Label: THE ARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN WELSH COMMITTEE 29 PARK PLACE, CARDIFF EXHIBITION: BRITISH ART AND THE MODERN MOVEMENT 1930 - 40 CATALOGUE NO.70 TITLE OF PICTURE: ABSTRACTION: BEECH WOOD BY MOONLIGHT ARTIST: MERLYN EVANS/ OWNER: ARTIST Verso

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Merlyn Oliver Evans

1910–1973

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