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Gwen John
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Welsh painter (1876-1939)
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Gwen John, born Gwendolen Mary John in 1876 in Haverfordwest, was a British painter, visual artist, and draftsperson. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Académie Carmen under James McNeill Whistler and Henry Tonks. Her work primarily focused on portraiture and painting. She lived and worked in France and was the sister of Augustus John. Her unmarried partners included Auguste Rodin and Ambrose McEvoy.
John participated in the Armory Show and the Salon d'Automne. Her works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, and National Gallery of Art. She died in Dieppe in 1939. Her archives are located at the National Library of Wales. She spoke English.
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Key facts
- Born
- Gwendolen Mary John , ( 1876-06-22 ) 22 June 1876, Haverfordwest , Wales
- Died
- 18 September 1939 (1939-09-18) (aged 63), Dieppe , France
- Education
- Slade School of Art , Académie Carmen
- Known for
- Portraiture , still life
- Family
- Augustus John (brother), Caspar John (nephew), Tristan de Vere Cole (nephew), Amaryllis Fleming (niece), Gwyneth Johnstone (niece), Vivien John (niece)
- Patrons
- John Quinn
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gwen
- Family name
- John
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Haverfordwest
- Place of death
- Dieppe
- Sibling
- Augustus John
- Occupation
- artist
- Educated at
- Académie Carmen
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Salon d'Automne
- Student of
- Henry Tonks
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- portrait
- Image
- Gwen John - Self-Portrait.jpg
- Work location
- France
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- Commons category
- Gwen John
- date of birth
- 1876-06-22
- date of death
- 1939-09-18
- Commons Creator page
- Gwen John
- archives at
- National Library of Wales
- described at URL
- www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/gwen-john-1363
- birth name
- Gwendolen Mary John
- unmarried partner
- Ambrose McEvoy
- sponsor
- John Quinn
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
- P12749
- Las Palmas Cove
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Gwen John, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Gwendolen "Gwen" Mary John (22 June 1876 – 18 September 1939) 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.
Early life
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