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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.)
In 1910 Gwen John moved to Meudon, retaining her Paris apartment as a studio. She began visiting the church there, writing ‘I am in love with the atmosphere of Meudon church and the people who go to church here have a charm for me.’ From the early 1910s onwards she made numerous sketches in church, which she worked up later at her studio.
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Item Number
NMW A 15364
Creation/Production
JOHN, Gwen
Role: Artist
Date:
Acquisition
Purchase, 29/7/1976
Measurements
Height: 16.3cm
Width: 14.1cm
Techniques
watercolour on paper
drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper
Material
watercolour
Paper
Location
In store
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