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Breton boy

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.)

Gwen John had been attracted to the sea since her childhood on the Welsh coast at Haverfordwest and Tenby. In France she made a number of visits to Normandy and Brittany, particularly Pleuneuf, where she made a group of spontaneous drawings of local children.

Breton Boy
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Breton boy
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Breton boy
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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 3606

Creation/Production

JOHN, Gwen
Role: Artist
Date:

Acquisition

Purchase, 29/7/1976

Measurements

Height: 33cm
Width: 28.9cm

Techniques

wash on paper

Material

wash
thin brown paper
pencil

Location

In store

Categories

Works on paper Fine Art 05_CADP_Aug_21 Figure study Cap Gwen John exhibition, Harewood Boy
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