Bore Sul

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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John Elwyn was born in south Cardiganshire. Rural Wales, particularly the countryside around Newcastle Emlyn, was a lasting inspiration for him during his career as teacher in England. Bore Sul (Sunday morning) was one of two 'chapel' paintings of 1950, depicting people in their Sunday best and dark suits going to or from Chapel. Both paintings were shown in the National Eisteddfod of that year. Elwyn was one of a number of painters of the 1950s whose work was felt to be both accessible and distinctively Welsh. ‘Bore Sul’ was one of several works purchased by the Contemporary Art Society for Wales.
Title

Bore Sul

Date

1950

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 50.5 x W 61 cm

Accession number

NMW A 3917

Acquisition method

presented by the Contemporary Art Society for Wales, 1951

Work type

Painting

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