Alfred Janes

Alfred George Janes (30 June 1911 – 3 February 1999) was a Welsh artist, who worked in Swansea and Croydon. He experimented with many forms, but is best known for his meticulous still lifes and portraits.

Alfred Janes
Alfred Janes c. 1960
at his studio in Nicholastan Hall, Gower, Wales
Born
Alfred George Janes

(1911-06-30)30 June 1911
Swansea, Wales
Died3 February 1999(1999-02-03) (aged 87)
London, England
NationalityWelsh
EducationRoyal Academy Schools, London
Known forPainting, drawing

He is also remembered as one of The Kardomah Gang, an informal group of young artists in Swansea that included the poets Dylan Thomas and Vernon Watkins, and the composer Daniel Jones.

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