Gwenny Griffiths
Gwenny Griffiths | |
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| Born | Rosa Gwenny Griffiths 25 June 1867 Slade School of Art |
| Known for | Portrait painting |
Rosa Gwenny Griffiths (25 June 1867 – 22 December 1953) was a Welsh artist known for her portrait and flower paintings.
Biography
Griffiths was born in the Druslyn area of
Paris Salon.[2] Griffiths was a member of the Women's International Art Club and during 1906 and 1907 served as the club's honorary secretary.[1] She had a solo exhibition at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea in 1922.[1] Griffiths painted a number of notable portraits. Her subjects included Dame Margaret Lloyd George, Lord Justice Banks, the Viscountess Hawarden and the trustees of Swansea Hospital.[1] For a time Griffiths lived in Cannes but spent the duration of World War II in Wales and then returned to France when the conflict ended.[1]
She died in Cannes on 22 December 1953, aged 86.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-184851-8766.
- ^ ISBN 9780199773787.
- ^ ISBN 1-85149-504-5.
- ^ ISBN 1-85149-173-2.
- ISBN 0-902028-72-3.
- ^ Owen, Mari Beynon. "From Swansea to the Riviera" (PDF). Women's Archive Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
External links
4 artworks by or after Gwenny Griffiths at the Art UK site
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