Drawing for a Poem by Dylan Thomas

Details

Ceri Richards, R.A. (1903-1971)
Drawing for a Poem by Dylan Thomas
signed and dated ‘Ceri Richards/1947’ (lower left)
ink and watercolour
14¾ x 21½ in. (37.5 x 54.6 cm.)

Exhibited

Bradford, City of Bradford Art Gallery, Cartwright Memorial Hall, Jubilee Exhibition, 1954, no. 18.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The present work is a drawing for Dylan Thomas’s poem of 1934, The force that through the green fuse drives the flower. 2014 marks the centenary of the poet's birth, which is being celebrated throughout the year with events held in Wales and the UK.

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