Gwen John developed a quiet, concentrated painting practice centered on solitary women, interiors and restrained self-portraits. After moving to Paris, she worked with a deliberately limited palette and increasingly subtle tonal structure.
Painting; drawing
Major Works
- 1902Self-Portrait
- 1918–19The Convalescent
- 1914–15Girl in a Blue Dress
- 1907–09A Corner of the Artist’s Room in Paris
- 1920sYoung Woman Holding a Black Cat
- 1911–12The Nun
- 1903–04Dorelia in a Black Dress
- 1900sPortrait of Chloë Boughton-Leigh
- 1920sWoman Sewing
- 1910sInterior
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