Bidspirit auction | Two Softcover Art Reference Books
Two Softcover Art Reference Books Relating to Welsh Artists Gwen John, Augustus John, and Peter Lord A lot of two softcover art publications. The first title is Passionate Visions: Gwen John and Augustus John, an exhibition catalogue exploring the work of the artist siblings. It includes illustrations of their work, such as Arenig Mountain by Augustus John and Little Girl wearing a Straw Hat by Gwen John, with works credited to the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. The second title is The Francis Crawshay Worker Portraits / Portreadau Gweithwyr Francis Crawshay by Peter Lord. This bilingual volume in English and Welsh was published by the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. It details the nineteenth-century industrial worker portraits commissioned by ironmaster Francis Crawshay. Peter Lord is a noted authority on the visual history of Wales.