Art Funded
1. Petra Gill & 2. Orchard, Capel-y-ffin & 3. Christ in the Garden
© Trustees of the David Jones Estate
David Jones (1895 - 1974)
Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery
1. 1927, 2. 1924-8, 3.1925
1. Petra Gill was Eric Gill's daughter and the artist had been engaged to her. This striking portrait is set against the landscape at Capel-y-ffin. 2. The orchard was just below the old monastery at Capel-y-ffin. 3. The artist's work on religious themes deepened during his time at Capel-y-ffin.
- Medium: watercolour
- Dimensions: 1. 32 x 23cm 2. 38 x 46cm 3. 18 x 13cm
- Art Fund Grant: £5825 ( Total: £23,300)
- ArtFunded in: 2001
- Vendor: Wolseley Fine Arts Limited
Provenance
1. & 2.Estate of David Jones, 3. Estate of Petra Tegetmeier (nee Gill).
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