A hithau'n 'Ddydd Llun Glas', diwrnod sy'n cael ei gyfrif fel diwrnod mwyaf digalon y flwyddyn, dyma i chi gasgliad o baentiadau glasaf casgliadau Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru i loywi'ch dydd.


With it being 'Blue Monday', a day that is considered to be the most depressing day of the year, here is a collection of the bluest paintings from The National Library of Wales' collection to brighten your day.

Artists featured in this Curation: John Elwyn (1916–1997), Ivor Davies (b.1935), Seren Morgan Jones (b.1985), Will Roberts (1907–2000), Glyn Morgan (1926–2015), Osi Rhys Osmond (1942–2015), Francis Oppenheimer (1870–1961), David Saunders (b.1936), Philip Sutton (b.1928), John Piper (1903–1992), and 5 more
15 artworks
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  • The Birds of Rhiannon 1967
    John Elwyn (1916–1997)
    Oil on canvas
    H 121 x W 121 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    The Birds of Rhiannon
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • Branwen 1999
    Ivor Davies (b.1935)
    Oil on canvas
    H 122.5 x W 183.5 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Branwen
    © Ivor Davies. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • Blue Gloves, Orange Chair (Menig Glas, Cadair Oren) 2016
    Seren Morgan Jones (b.1985)
    Mixed media on canvas
    H 56 x W 51 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Blue Gloves, Orange Chair (Menig Glas, Cadair Oren)
    © the artist. Image credit: Seren Morgan Jones
  • Farmer and Blue Sky 1982
    Will Roberts (1907–2000)
    Oil on canvas
    H 39.2 x W 29 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Farmer and Blue Sky
    © Will Roberts' estate. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • The Trumpets of the Dead 1998
    Glyn Morgan (1926–2015)
    Oil on canvas
    H 80 x W 90.5 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    The Trumpets of the Dead
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • Domen lo, Bargoed c.1999
    Osi Rhys Osmond (1942–2015)
    Oil on canvas
    H 51 x W 76 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Domen lo, Bargoed
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • Nude with Blue Coverlets and a Glass Ball
    Francis Oppenheimer (1870–1961)
    Watercolour on paper (?)
    H 76.6 x W 84.5 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Nude with Blue Coverlets and a Glass Ball
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • High Bright 1970s
    David Saunders (b.1936)
    Acrylic on canvas
    H 108 x W 132 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    High Bright
    © the artist. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • Portrait of the Artist as an Old Hairy Man 1990
    Philip Sutton (b.1928)
    Oil on canvas
    H 77 x W 67 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Portrait of the Artist as an Old Hairy Man
    © the artist. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • Welsh Chapel, Solva, Pembroke 1939
    John Piper (1903–1992)
    Oil on board
    H 21 x W 15 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Welsh Chapel, Solva, Pembroke
    © the Piper Estate / DACS 2024. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • Grace Williams (1906–1977) 2001–2002
    Ceri Thomas (b.1958)
    Oil on board
    H 57.5 x W 78 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Grace Williams (1906–1977)
    © the artist. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • A Shaft of Light, That Day, on the Train 2004–2005
    Alistair Crawford (b.1945)
    Oil on board
    H 50 x W 60 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    A Shaft of Light, That Day, on the Train
    © Alistair Crawford. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • Terraced Houses and a Chapel c.1980
    McEntee
    Oil on board
    H 36.5 x W 62 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Terraced Houses and a Chapel
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • Madonna and Child and Beach Children, Notre Dame de la Mer 1983
    Claudia Williams (b.1933)
    Oil on board
    H 137 x W 121 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Madonna and Child and Beach Children, Notre Dame de la Mer
    © the artist. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
  • Eryri 1960–1970
    Kyffin Williams (1918–2006)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.8 x W 50.8 cm
    Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
    Eryri
    © Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales. Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

Explore artists in this Curation

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  • Two Part-Eight Colour Painting
    David Saunders (b.1936)
  • Welsh Landscape
    John Elwyn (1916–1997)
  • Grace Williams (1906–1977)
    Ceri Thomas (b.1958)
  • Potato Lifters
    Will Roberts (1907–2000)
  • Family by the Sea
    Claudia Williams (b.1933)
  • Coventry Cathedral, 15 November, 1940
    John Piper (1903–1992)
  • Fisherman (Ochre)
    Alistair Crawford (b.1945)
  • Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France
    Glyn Morgan (1926–2015)
  • Terraced Houses and a Chapel
    McEntee
  • Domen lo, Bargoed
    Osi Rhys Osmond (1942–2015)
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