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The Japanese Doll

Artist: JOHN, Gwen (1876 - 1939 Gwen John attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London between 1895 and 1898, and studied briefly in Paris. In 1903, she accompanied Dorelia McNeill on a walking tour through France. By the beginning of 1904, she had settled in Paris. Bu Gwen John yn mynychu Ysgol Gelfyddyd Gain y Slade yn Llundain rhwng 1895 a 1898, a bu'n astudio am gyfnod byr ym Mharis. Ym 1903, aeth gyda Dorelia McNeill ar daith gerdded trwy Ffrainc. Erbyn dechrau 1904, roedd wedi ymsefydlu ym Mharis.)

This still life is set in the artist's studio in Meudon in France. Many of the objects in the picture are familiar studio props, such as the round table, the rectangular box and the checked cloth, and they appear frequently in Gwen John's work. However the Japanese doll only appears in this painting and in a second version of it, and introduces a splash of colour into what is otherwise a study of tone. It was acquired by Julia Quinn Anderson, the sister of Gwen John's patron John Quinn, around 1930. She was presumably referring to this work when she commented in a letter to Gwen in July 1928, 'I am sorry that the painting of the doll was not finished'.

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NMW A 25990

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JOHN, Gwen

Role: Creation

Date: 20th century - (first half)

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Purchase - ass. of NACF, DW, 8/2003

Purchased with support from The Derek Williams Trust and The National Art Collections Fund

Measurements

Height: 33cm

Width: 40.6cm

h(cm) frame:42.7

w(cm) frame:50.5

d(cm) frame:6.5

Techniques

oil on canvas

Techniques (fine art)

art dept - fine

Fine Art - painting

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oil

canvas

Location

In store

Comments - (2)

Sara Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales Staff

14 September 2015, 09:56

Hi Adrian

I agree, it's a great painting - I would suggest having a word on email with our image licensing officer, as she will have the correct version on file for reference.

Many thanks,

Sara
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Adrian McCarron

12 September 2015, 12:40

Hi. Thankyou for a wonderful visit to your museum in August. Really great building and the art and sculptures were really inspiring! I loved the painting 'The Japanese doll' By Gwen John and was looking at ordering a print from your order service. But on your web site (pic above) it seems to be a mirror image of the original painting in the gallery! In all versions the doll is facing left to right. Not right to left. I will put off ordering a print until you can confirm whether im going mad or the picture on the web is the wrong way round!!!!

Thanks

Adrian

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