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Spirit of Eternal Repose
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.)
Whilst at the Slade School of Art, Gwen John would have studied sculpture in the Antique Room. In Paris, her interest in sculpture continued after meeting Rodin. This is a study of an antique marble in the Louvre. Rodin based a figure in one of his sculptures on the same work.
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Art
Item Number
NMW A 5423
Creation/Production
JOHN, Gwen
Role: Creation
Date: 1908-1912 ca
Measurements
Height: 40.5cm
Width: 25.3cm
Techniques
mixed media on paper
drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper
Material
copy pencil
gouache
watercolour
laid paper
Location
In store
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