Kyffin Williams

Sir
Kyffin Williams
Born
John Kyffin Williams

(1918-05-09)9 May 1918
Died1 September 2006(2006-09-01) (aged 88)
NationalityWelsh
Known forLandscapes
AwardsRA (1974), OBE (1982), Knight Bachelor (1999)

Sir John Kyffin Williams, OBE, RA (9 May 1918 – 1 September 2006) was a Welsh landscape painter who lived at Pwllfanogl, Llanfairpwll, on the Island of Anglesey. Williams is widely regarded as the defining artist of Wales during the 20th century.[1]

  1. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. pp. 957–958. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.