the Davies Sisters' collection are La Parisienne by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1874), exhibited in the First Impressionist Exhibition, and a version of Rodin's Kiss cast in bronze. The art gallery has works by all of the notable Welsh artists, including landscapes by Richard Wilson and the pioneering Thomas Jones. There is a considerable body of work by John Gibson, Queen Victoria's favourite sculptor, and major paintings by Augustus John and his sister Gwen John, including the former's famous image of Dylan Thomas. Ceri Richards is well represented. The artistic output of David Jones is well represented, but seldom on display owing to the fragile nature of his works on paper. Wales's most prominent contemporary painter, Sir Kyffin Williams (1918–2006), also features in the collection. The collection of 20th-century art includes works by sculptors Jacob Epstein, Herbert Ward and Eric Gill and painters including Stanley Spencer, the British Impressionist Wynford Dewhurst, L. S. Lowry, and Oskar Kokoschka. Works by contemporary artists are on rotational display, including those by Luke Jones, Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach and Rachel Whiteread. Pablo Picasso's Nature Morte au Poron was acquired in 2009. Black lives matter In the wake of the removal of the Statue of Edward Colston in Bristol on 6 June 2020, Wales Online reported that there was a campaign to remove monuments to Welsh war hero Sir Thomas Picton in Carmarthen and Cardiff. In November 2021, the museum removed a 19th-century portrait of Sir Thomas by Sir Martin Archer Shee and replaced it with a painting of a Welsh gardener by Albert Houthuesen. While Picton was labelled a hero after dying in battle at Waterloo, he had a controversial past as governor of Trinidad where his abuse of the population included torture. Two new artist commissions by the museum will re-examine the legacy of Sir Thomas. References Further reading External links 1907 establishments in Wales Museums established in 1907 Museums in Cardiff Art museums and galleries in Wales National museums of Wales Wales Natural history museums in Wales Organisations based in Wales with royal patronage Grade I listed buildings in Cardiff Archaeological museums in Wales Decorative arts museums in Wales Fossil museums Musical instrument museums in the United Kingdom Geology museums in Wales Paleontology in the United Kingdom Cathays Park Arts in Cardiff Domes