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James Dickson Innes 1887 - 1914

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Biography

Born in Llanelli and trained at Carmarthen School of Art and the Slade School, London, James Dickson Innes' career was tragically short. He was strongly influenced by the Fauvists and Expressionists, painting landscaped of great spontaneity, colour and originality. At times his work seems to have an innocent, almost child-like nature which hints at an abstract quality. Initially, he painted in south Wales, and then travelled on painting expeditions to north Wales with his close friend Augustus John. Innes also made several painting trips to the south of France and it was after returning from one of these trips that he died from tuberculosis at the age of 26. Innes work is very scarce.

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Wedi ei eni yn Llanelli a'i hyfforddi yn Ysgol Gelf Caerfyrddin ac Ysgol Slade, Llundain, roedd gyrfa James Dickson Innes yn drasig byr. Cafodd ei ddylanwadu'n gryf gan y Fauvists a Mynegiadwyr, peintio tirlunio o naturioldeb mawr, lliw a gwreiddioldeb. Ar adegau mae ei gwaith yn ymddangos i gael diniwed, bron natur plant sy'n awgrymu ansawdd haniaethol. I ddechrau, yr oedd yn peintio yn De Cymru, ac yna teithio ar deithiau beintio i Ogledd Cymru gyda'i ffrind agos Augustus John. Gwnaeth nifer o deithiau peintio i'r de o Ffrainc ac ar ôl dychwelyd o un o'i teithiau fu farw o'r diciâu yn 26 mlwydd oed. Mae gwaith Innes yn brin iawn.

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