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Two girls standing in church
JOHN, Gwen (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 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.)
The girls in this work are based on drawings Gwen John made in Meudon Church. They are orphans from the St Joseph Orphanage. Gwen John wrote, "The orphan girls dressed in their black hats with the white ribbon around their black dresses with the little white collars attract me".
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 3814
Creation/Production
JOHN, Gwen
Date:
Acquisition
Purchase, 29/7/1976
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.6
Width
(cm): 11.2
Height
(in): 5
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
mixed media on paper
drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper
Material
watercolour
pencil
Paper
Location
In store
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