The Convalescent

Gwen JohnWW-1918-207503

1918·Oil paint on canvas·support: 337 x 254 mm frame: 433 x 352 x 60 mm

Catalogue

Year: 1918
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: support: 337 x 254 mm frame: 433 x 352 x 60 mm
Collection: Tate
Artist: Gwen John

Artist

Gwen John

Painting

Gwendolen "Gwen" Mary John was a Welsh artist who worked in France for most of her career. Her paintings, mainly portraits of anonymous female sitters, are rendered in a range of closely related tones. Although in her lifetime, John's work was overshadowed by that of her brother Augustus and her mentor and lover Auguste Rodin, awareness and esteem for John's artistic contributions has grown considerably since her death.

France

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