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The last portrait of writer Dylan Thomas, painted two months before his death, has been bought by Carmarthenshire County Council. Cllr Peter Hughes Griffiths is pictured with auctioneer Ben Rogers Jones. Pic Carmarthenshire County Council THE last portrait of writer Dylan Thomas, painted two months before his death, is to return to his adopted home county. Today, Friday May 14, on International Dylan Thomas Day, Carmarthenshire County Council has revealed it has paid £15,000 at auction for the picture. The council’s museum service, CofGâr, took delivery of the painting this week after it had remained in the private collection of the artist, Gordon Stuart, until his death in 2015. ....
Last portrait of Dylan Thomas is bought by Carmarthenshire council for £15,000 THE last portrait of poet Dylan Thomas, painted two months before his death, has been bought by Carmarthenshire County Council. The painting is by artist Gordon Thomas and it remained in his private collection until his death in 2015. Carmarthenshire council s museum service, CofGâr, took delivery of the painting this week. Painted in September 1953, it has only been seen publicly on two occasions – at the 1954 National Eisteddfod and sixty years later at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, the childhood home of Dylan Thomas. Dylan Thomas is celebrated as the most significant writer of the 20th century in Wales. This painting was one of four painted over three afternoons at the poet’s Boathouse and Writing Shed in Laugharne. Two of the four oil paintings are in the State University of New York in Buffalo and the third is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. ....
The Old Hand Ball Court and its artist LS Lowry AN LS Lowry sketch the eminent artist made on a napkin whilst on a visit to Gwent during the 1960s has failed to sell at auction. The Old Hand Ball Court, depicting an historical Caerphilly landmark, was expected to fetch between £8,000 and £12,000. Lowry is thought to have made the sketch with a pencil whilst sat in a Nelson café whilst on a trip to the South Wales Valleys. The Old Hand Ball Court. Picture: Rogers Jones The painter was a frequent visitor to the area in the Sixties where he would meet up with his friend, Ebbw Vale art collector Monty Bloom. ....