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Study for a painting from a poem by Dylan Thomas signed, titled and dated 'Study for/ a painting/ from a/ poem by/ Dylan Thomas/ Ceri Richards/ 1947-52' (lower right); inscribed again 'The force that through/ the green fuse drives/ the flower/ Drives my green age' (lower centre) ink and watercolour on paper executed in 1947-52 38 x 57cm

Footnote: Dylan Thomas’ 1933 poem, The force that through the green fuse drives the flower, provides the source material for the present lot. In his lyrical eulogy to the natural world, Thomas explores love, life, destruction, and man’s inexorable relationship with nature. Through his composition, vigorous, energetic line work and joyful palette, Richards' watercolour mimics the density of Thomas’ vivid, emphatic imagery. Provenance: With The Redfern Gallery, London, where acquired by Monty and Barbie Passes on 27 February 1963

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