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Cat studies
Gwen John acquired her first cat in 1904. It was a tortoiseshell cat that she named Edgar Quinet after the street in which she was living. She frequently captured her adored cats in spontaneous drawings. Gwen John wrote about one of her cats: ‘she is very important, perhaps the most important thing but that ought not to be, n’est pas?’. Edgar Quinet disappeared in 1908, John was devastated and even wrote a poem about her loss.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 5451
Acquisition
Purchase, 29/7/1976
Measurements
Height
(cm): 15.8
Width
(cm): 12.8
Height
(in): 6
Width
(in): 5
Techniques
mixed media on paper
drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper
Material
watercolour
pencil
Paper
Location
In store
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