About Kyffin Williams
- landscape painting
an epileptic Welshman who painted Snowdonia with a palette knife, declared he painted in Welsh, and modelled for the Churchill statue in Parliament Square
Where to see Kyffin Williams
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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213 works
National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Also here (4)
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15 works
National Museum Cardiff
Cardiff, United Kingdom
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10 works
Bangor University
Bangor, United Kingdom
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8 works
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Swansea, United Kingdom
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4 works
Government Art Collection
London, United Kingdom
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3 works
Royal Academy of Arts
London, United Kingdom
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3 works
Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum and Galleries
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Also here (3)
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3 works
Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
Caernarfon, United Kingdom
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3 works
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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3 works
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom
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3 works
Gwynedd Archives Services
Caernarfon, United Kingdom
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2 works
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
London, United Kingdom
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2 works
UCL Art Museum
London, United Kingdom
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2 works
MOMA Machynlleth
Machynlleth, United Kingdom
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2 works
Newport Museum and Art Gallery
Newport, United Kingdom
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2 works
St Fagans National History Museum
Cardiff, United Kingdom
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2 works
BBC Cymru Wales
Cardiff, United Kingdom
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2 works
Beecroft Art Gallery
Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
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2 works
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
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2 works
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
Hereford, United Kingdom
Also here (1)
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1 works
Carmarthenshire Museum
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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1 works
Museum & Art Swindon
Swindon, United Kingdom
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1 works
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Coventry, United Kingdom
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1 works
Walker Art Gallery
Liverpool, United Kingdom
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1 works
Atkinson Art Gallery and Library
Southport, United Kingdom
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1 works
Scarborough Art Gallery
Scarborough, United Kingdom
Also here (3)
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1 works
Alun School
Mold, United Kingdom
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1 worksHarvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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1 works
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Also here (6)
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1 works
Ceredigion Museum
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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1 works
National Portrait Gallery
London, United Kingdom
Frequently Asked Questions
Where did Kyffin Williams live?
Williams taught art at Highgate School in London from 1944 to 1973.Did Kyffin Williams speak welsh?
Kyffin Williams spoke Welsh, despite his mother forbidding it at home.When did Kyffin Williams start painting?
Williams began painting after contracting polio encephalitis, which led to epilepsy; the medical board suggested painting as a suitably low-stress profession.What is williams known for?
Williams is known for his paintings of the landscape, farmers and weather of north Wales.What did Kyffin Williams use to paint?
Williams's technique involved applying thick oil paint with a palette knife in broad, heavy strokes.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Kyffin Williams's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Carmarthenshire Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum UCL Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Government Art Collection Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum MOMA Machynlleth Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Newport Museum and Art Gallery Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Royal Academy of Arts Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] book Palmer, Allison Lee, Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture Used for: biography.
- [8] book Bo Jeffares, Landscape Painting (In the History of Art) Used for: biography.
- [9] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
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