Ceri Richards

Artist Bio: Ceri Richards (1903-1971)

Ceri Richards is a Welsh painter and printmaker, born in Dunvant, near Swansea, Wales, in 1903. He studied at Swansea School of Art, before winning a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London. In 1962 he was a prizewinner at the Venice Biennale. He is represented in many important museums worldwide, most notably, the Tate Gallery (London, UK) has a collection of over 90 works.

Richards was also an accomplished pianist and his artwork frequently reflected musical themes, notably his series based on Debussy’s Preludes, as well as his ‘Hammerklavier Suite’ and his ‘Beethoven Suite with Variations’. He is included in numerous international private and public collections, notably the Tate Gallery (London, UK), the National Portrait Gallery (London, UK), the National Museum and Gallery of Wales, Leeds Museum and Art Galleries, the Victoria & Albert Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada.