Exhibition:Gwen John: Strange Beauties
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The Pilgrim by Gwen John.
Photo credit - Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The first major exhibition of Gwen John’s work in over forty years, Gwen John: Strange Beauties brings together rarely seen sketches and drawings that reveal her unique creative processes.
Gwen John’s quiet, contemplative works have long been admired and loved. Now, 150 years after her birth, we celebrate her as a trailblazing Welsh artist as we reveal the creative processes and passionate life that drove her work.
A pioneer. A genius of colour. One of Wales’ most remarkable artists. Discover how her delicate portraits captured women’s lives in a way that few artists of her time attempted.
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Exhibition organised by Amgueddfa Cymru in partnership with National Galleries of Scotland, National Museum of Women in the Arts, and Yale Center for British Art.
Principal funder
Supported by
Gibbs Trust
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