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Isabel Bowser
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.)
The sitter is an artist and close friend of Gwen John. They met around 1908 when John is thought to have modelled for Isabel Bowser. This portrait is probably based on a photograph. John was deeply saddened by Isabel Bowser's death in 1919.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 3599
Creation/Production
JOHN, Gwen
Role: Creation
Date:
Acquisition
Purchase, 29/7/1976
Measurements
Height: 27.3cm
Width: 21.2cm
Techniques
watercolour on paper
drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper
Material
watercolour
Paper
Location
In store
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