Glynn Vivian Art Gallery was founded by the art collector and philanthropist Richard Glynn Vivian (1835–1910) and opened in Swansea in 1911 with his collection of paintings, drawings and china and an endowment of £10,000. The 20th Century art collection developed in the first half of the 20th Century thanks in large part to its first curator, the artist Grant Murray, who acquired works by significant Welsh artists such as Augustus John, Gwen John and James Dickson Innes; and younger painters including Kyffin Williams and John Elwyn. The collection now holds works by all the major figures in the development of Welsh art in the 20th Century as well as other well-known artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Paul Nash and Stanley Spencer.

Artists featured in this Curation: Harry Epworth Allen (1894–1958), Ljubo Babić (1890–1974), Joan Elizabeth Baker (1922–2017), Keith Baynes (1887–1977), Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956), William Brooker (1918–1983), Edward Kenneth Center (1902–1986), Brenda Chamberlain (1912–1971), George Chapman (1908–1993), Evan Charlton (1904–1984), and 57 more See all

66 artworks

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Harry Epworth Allen (1894–1958)

Summer 1940
Harry Epworth Allen (1894–1958)
Tempera on canvas
H 50.4 x W 60.8 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Ljubo Babić (1890–1974)

The Black Flag
Ljubo Babić (1890–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 62 x W 51 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Joan Elizabeth Baker (1922–2017)

Miss Cotton 1949
Joan Elizabeth Baker (1922–2017)
Oil on board
H 53.8 x W 39.2 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Keith Baynes (1887–1977)

Port Meirion, North Wales
Keith Baynes (1887–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 31.5 x W 39.5 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)

Venetian Boats
Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
Oil on card
H 76.5 x W 62.3 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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William Brooker (1918–1983)

The Green Divan 1957
William Brooker (1918–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76.2 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Edward Kenneth Center (1902–1986)

Frank Brangwyn
Edward Kenneth Center (1902–1986)
Oil on canvas
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Brenda Chamberlain (1912–1971)

Dora Maar – Intérieur Provençal 1952
Brenda Chamberlain (1912–1971)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76.3 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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George Chapman (1908–1993)

Wet Roofs
George Chapman (1908–1993)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 76 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Evan Charlton (1904–1984)

Promenade Restaurant
Evan Charlton (1904–1984)
Oil on board
H 90.5 x W 121 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Felicity Charlton (1913–2009)

Cineraria 1964
Felicity Charlton (1913–2009)
Oil on panel
H 49 x W 59.3 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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James Donovan (b.1974)

The Connoisseur c.1998
James Donovan (b.1974)
Acrylic on calico
H 80 x W 70 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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John Elwyn (1916–1997)

Dark Shapes in the Rain 1952
John Elwyn (1916–1997)
Oil on board
H 23 x W 29.5 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Nicholas Evans (1907–2004)

Aberfan 1979
Nicholas Evans (1907–2004)
Oil on board
H 122 x W 122 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Will Evans (1888–1957)

Llanberis Pass, North Wales
Will Evans (1888–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 61.2 x W 66 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

Standing Figure 1974
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Bronze & acrylic plastic
H 34.9 x W 9.9 x D 17.5 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

The Artist's Mother 1913
Mark Gertler (1891–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 45 x W 42.5 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Charles Ginner (1878–1952)

Penally Hill
Charles Ginner (1878–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 50.7 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Duncan Grant (1885–1978)

View in Venice
Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 48.7 x W 67.4 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Oliver Hall (1869–1957)

Welsh Mountains exhibited 1930
Oliver Hall (1869–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 59.6 x W 75 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Edward Henry Handley-Read (1870–1935)

Mametz Wood 1916
Edward Henry Handley-Read (1870–1935)
Oil on canvas
H 121 x W 151.6 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)

Anima – Curved Form with Inner Form 1959
Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)
Bronze
H 63 x W 70 x D 37 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Dorothy Hepworth (1894–1978) or Patricia Preece (1894–1966)

Interior with Figures 1935
Patricia Preece (1894–1966) or Dorothy Hepworth (1894–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 45 x W 54.8 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Josef Herman (1911–2000)

Miners 1951
Josef Herman (1911–2000)
Oil on board
H 281 x W 618 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)

Flooded Meadow 1949
Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)
Tempera on canvas
H 60.2 x W 80.7 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)

Essex River and Greenhill 1946
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 68.1 x W 117 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Ray Howard-Jones (1903–1996)

Seascape from Mumbles 1959
Ray Howard-Jones (1903–1996)
Oil on board
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Eric Hesketh Hubbard (1892–1957)

Harlech Castle
Eric Hesketh Hubbard (1892–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 61.8 x W 71.3 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

James Dickson Innes (1887–1914)

Arenig Mountain c.1912
James Dickson Innes (1887–1914)
Oil on canvas
H 25.5 x W 35.4 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Alfred Janes (1911–1999)

Mervyn Levy 1935
Alfred Janes (1911–1999)
Oil on canvas
H 54.1 x W 44.2 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Augustus John (1878–1961)

Arenig Mountain
Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 76.8 cm
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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Gwen John (1876–1939)

The Nun late 1910s
Gwen John (1876–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 56 x W 35.2 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Peter Lanyon (1918–1964)

Ilfracombe 1960
Peter Lanyon (1918–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 152.3 x W 76.2 cm
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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Derwent Lees (1884–1931)

Welsh Landscape in Winter 1912–1913
Derwent Lees (1884–1931)
Oil on panel
H 25.2 x W 35.5 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957)

Miss Close 1939
Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 93 x W 61.1 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945)

Carreg Cennen Castle 1938
James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 69.5 x W 90 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Benito Quinquela Martin (1890–1977)

Working at High Pressure
Benito Quinquela Martin (1890–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 105 x W 125 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)

Linear Construction
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Brass & wood
H 18.5 x W 23 x D 23 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Georg Mayer-Marton (1897–1960)

Llanthony Valley 1949
Georg Mayer-Marton (1897–1960)
Oil on canvas
H 50.9 x W 68.6 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Denis Adeane Mitchell (1912–1993)

Veryan
Denis Adeane Mitchell (1912–1993)
Bronze & slate
H 43 x W 30.2 x D 3.4 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Cedric Morris (1889–1982)

Llanmadoc Hill, Gower 1928
Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 66.2 x W 81 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Sam Morse-Brown (1903–2001)

Grey Day, Tenby 1937
Sam Morse-Brown (1903–2001)
Oil on board
H 45.8 x W 50.8 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Grant Murray (1877–1950)

The Old Mumbles Train 1928
William Grant Murray (1877–1950)
Oil on board
H 61 x W 91.5 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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David Nash (b.1945)

Ladder 1978
David Nash (b.1945)
Wood
H 55 x W 12 x D 27.5 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Paul Nash (1889–1946)

Landscape of the Bagley Woods 1943
Paul Nash (1889–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 56 x W 86.3 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Ernst Neuschul (1895–1968)

Cockle Woman 1940
Ernst Neuschul (1895–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 100.4 x W 81.8 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Arlie Panting (1914–1994)

Welsh Landscape 1969
Arlie Panting (1914–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)

Cefn Bryn, Gower 1933
Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 47.3 x W 55 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Edward Povey (b.1951)

The Herb of the Field (Self Portrait) 1999–2000
Edward Povey (b.1951)
Oil on canvas
H 35.5 x W 25.2 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Peter Prendergast (1946–2007)

Carneddi on a Summer's Day 1978
Peter Prendergast (1946–2007)
Oil on paper on board
H 110.5 x W 106.4 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Dod Procter (1892–1972)

Early Morning, Newlyn 1926
Dod Procter (1892–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 49.7 x W 60.2 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Alan Reynolds (1926–2014)

Nocturne 1953
Alan Reynolds (1926–2014)
Oil on board
H 41.2 x W 52.7 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Shani Rhys James (b.1953)

Head I (Self Portrait) 2002
Shani Rhys James (b.1953)
Oil on linen
H 31 x W 25 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Ceri Giraldus Richards (1903–1971)

The Pianist 1948
Ceri Giraldus Richards (1903–1971)
Oil on canvas
H 63.4 x W 76.2 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Will Roberts (1907–2000)

Public Reading Room 1986
Will Roberts (1907–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 58.5 x W 73.8 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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William Roberts (1895–1980)

Miss Jane Tupper-Carey c.1922
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 41 x W 31 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997)

Vase of Flowers in a Landscape
Kenneth Rowntree (1915–1997)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 50.7 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Matthew Smith (1879–1959)

Winter Landscape, Cornwall 1920
Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 54.2 x W 64.8 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)

Winter Evening c.1955
Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
Oil on board
H 76.5 x W 61 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

Marriage at Cana, Bride and Bridegroom 1953
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 66 x W 51 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Fred Uhlman (1901–1985)

Welsh Cottage 1958
Fred Uhlman (1901–1985)
Oil on canvas
H 52.5 x W 68.1 cm
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John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)

Warrior 1959
John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 124 x W 93.5 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Evan Walters (1893–1951)

Village Lane, Mumbles c.1929
Evan Walters (1893–1951)
Oil on canvas
H 24.9 x W 20.1 cm
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Image credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Christopher Williams (1873–1934)

Family on Barmouth Island
Christopher Williams (1873–1934)
Oil on board
H 28.2 x W 37.2 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Kyffin Williams (1918–2006)

Tre'r Ceiri
Kyffin Williams (1918–2006)
Oil on canvas
H 35.5 x W 45.5 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Ernest Zobole (1927–1999)

Landscape around December 1977–1978
Ernest Zobole (1927–1999)
Oil on canvas
H 152.2 x W 121.7 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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Joan Elizabeth Baker (1922–2017)
Brenda Chamberlain (1912–1971)
Christopher Williams (1873–1934)
Kyffin Williams (1918–2006)
Ernest Zobole (1927–1999)
Felicity Charlton (1913–2009)
John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945)
Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith (1879–1959)
William Patrick Roberts (1895–1980)
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