“Cefais gyfarfod ag Albert Irvin gyntaf ym 1990, pan gyflwynodd arddangosfa fawr o’i waith o dan ofal y Serpentine Gallery yn Llundain.  Rwy’n cofio i Bert sôn am ei ymweliad ag Aberdâr, felly mae’n arbennig iawn inni ein bod yn cael y gwaith haniaethol mawr rhyfeddol hwn, o’r enw Aberdare (1988),a gafodd ei ysbrydoli gan ei ymweliad â Chymru, fel rhodd.  Roedd yr arlunydd ar ei anterth bryd hynny ac ar ôl yr arddangosfa, ymwelai â Chymru’n aml, yn darlithio ag angerdd syfrdanol am ei gariad at liw a’r prosesau yn ei beintiadau.”
“I first met Albert Irvin, in 1990, when we presented a major exhibition of his work which had been curated by the Serpentine Gallery in London. I recall Bert talking about his visit to Aberdare, so it is very special to for us to be gifted this wonderful large-scale abstract work, entitled Aberdare (1988), inspired by his visit to Wales. This was the period when the artist had reached his prime, and following the exhibition, he visited Wales often, lecturing with incredible passion on his love of colour and the processes in his paintings.”