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An image of La cathédrale engloutie, No. 3 by Ceri Richards

Ceri Richards

(Wales 1903–1971)

Title
La cathédrale engloutie, No. 3
Year
1957
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

126.6 x 76.2cm stretcher; 132.5 x 81.5 x 6.0cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., scratched into paint "Ceri Richards 1957".
Credit
Purchased 1957
Accession number
9391
Copyright
© Ceri Richards, 1957/DACS. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Location
Not on display
Provenance (1)

The Redfern Gallery (England, estab. 1923), London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from the Redfern Gallery 1957. Purchased from the exhibition 'New Paintings by Ceri Richards'.

Bibliography (4)

David Thompson (Author), Ceri Richards, London, 1963.

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 165 (illus.).

Author Unknown, The Adelaide Festival of Arts 1960: Souvenir catalogue of special exhibitions at the National Gallery of South Australia, Unknown, 1960. cat.no. 6

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947) (Author), British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 151. cat.no. 1847

Exhibition history (4)

New Paintings by Ceri Richards, The Redfern Gallery, 14 May 1957–08 Jun 1957.

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1957, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 18 Feb 1958–16 Mar 1958.

Paintings by European masters: Adelaide Festival of Arts 1960, National Gallery of South Australia, 12 Mar 1960–26 Mar 1960.

18 British Paintings from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Jun 1965–Jul 1965.