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Portrait of a nun

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.)
Portrait of a nun
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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 15498

Creation/Production

JOHN, Gwen
Date:

Acquisition

Purchase, 29/7/1976

Measurements

Height (cm): 28.2
Width (cm): 22

Techniques

charcoal and crayon on paper
drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper

Material

charcoal
black conté crayon
Paper

Location

In store

Categories

Darlun | Drawing Gweithiau ar bapur | Works on paper Celf Gain | Fine Art 05_CADP_Aug_21 CADP content Lleian | Nun Portread dienw, Portread di-enw | Unnamed portrait Gwisg grefyddol | Religious costume Ffurf benywaidd | Female figure Artist Benywaidd | Woman Artist
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