The Library was granted a Royal Charter in 1907 with a clear mandate to develop a hybrid collection with artworks as part of an overall strategy to preserve a large range of material. The paintings collection is focused around Welsh subject matter, Welsh portraits and Welsh artists. From the start the emphasis was to create a collection of works which represented very specifically the place of Wales and the Welsh nation within history and the world.
Art Unlocked is an online talk series by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. This Curation is based on a talk by Morfudd Bevan, Art Curator at the National Library of Wales, on 30th March 2022. You can find a recording at: https://youtu.be/8MSL6WncjoU
Vase of Flowers 1910s
Gwen John (1876–1939)
Oil on board
H 40 x W 32 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Bendith y Tonnau 1973
Ray Howard-Jones (1903–1996)
Gouache
H 29 x W 43.5 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Claudia Williams (b.1933)
Oil on board
H 182.5 x W 121.5 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Bryn Celli Ddu 2005/2006
Mary Lloyd Jones (b.1934)
Oil on canvas
H 152.4 x W 365.8 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Blue Gloves, Orange Chair (Menig Glas, Cadair Oren) 2016
Seren Morgan Jones (b.1985)
Mixed media on canvas
H 56 x W 51 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
