Description: Gilbert Mason, artist, 1913-1972: A biography and a collection of his paintings
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I an slowly finding more information about Gilbert's exhibitions. I believe several of the works in my collection were purchased at exhibitions in the Midlands in the 1960's.
'Winter Orchard' was shown at the 2nd Open Exhibition of Contemporary Welsh Painting and Sculpture at the National Museum of Wales in February/March 1955. It was one of nine pictures which the Welsh Committee bought for its prestigious Welsh Collection. The painting was later bequeathed to the Newport Museum and Art Gallery when the Arts Council of Wales dispersed the Welsh Collection in 2005.
'Landscape' (94" x 76.2") was shown at the 3rd Open Exhibition of Contemporary Welsh Painting and Sculpture in 1956. This was bought for 30 guineas by John Petts (the Art Director of the Welsh Committee) on behalf of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales and donated to Cardiff City Council. Royal Society of Portrait Painters 1972 ("Jan and Victoria, Shirenewton" #33)