Artist: Gwen John (1876 - 1939)
Nationality: Welsh
Movement: Intimisme
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Sister of Augustus John, Gwen and her brother studied together at the Slade School in London. She studied under Whistler in Paris and worked as a model and formed a relationship with sculptor, Rodin. Under the patronage of and American lawyer named John Quinn, John gave up modeling to work solely on her art. She lived alone for the remainder of her life, painting small interiors and female subjects.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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John Kay, John Campbell of Blythewood, 1784
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John Steuart Curry - John Brown 1938 Lithograph Arkansas Arts Center American
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John Singleton Copley - Mrs. John Greene 1769 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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John Vanderlyn - John Sudam 1829-1830 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Wollaston - John Stevens c. 1749-1752 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - John Gray 1766 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - John Greene c. 1769 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
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John Sartain, Portrait of John A. Sutter, 1850
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John Smibert, John Nelson, 1732
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John Frazee - John Marshall 1834-35 marble Boston Athenaeum American
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John Durand - Mrs. John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Johnston - John Peck c. 1795 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Hoppner - John Granville 1790-95 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art English
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John Smibert - Mrs. John Pitts 1735 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Durand - John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Charles Willson Peale - Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr. 1790 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American
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John Stuart Curry, John Brown, 1939
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John Smith, Sir John Percival Bart, 1704
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John Smith, John Duke of Marlborough, 1705
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John B. Neagle, William Helmuth (or John Henry Helmuth), 1834
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John Singleton Copley - Portrait of John Scollay 1764 black and white chal Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts American
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John R. Johnston - Mrs. John R. Johnston before 1857 salted paper print f Cleveland Museum of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - The Honorable John Erving c. 1774 oil on canvas Smith College Museum of Art American
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Portrait of a Man, Said to Be John Durham, ca. 1790 John Barry (British, active
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Artist: artist unknown Title: Tapestry Fragment of Virgin and St. John Date: about 1520 -
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John Faber the Younger, St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, 1754
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John Singleton Copley - Colonel John Montresor c. 1771 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Wesley Jarvis - Commodore John Rodgers c. 1814 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John James Audubon, Douglass" Squirrel, a study for pl. 48 ofViviparous Quadripeds of North America by John James Audubon and Rev. John Bachman (New York: John James Audubon, 1845-1848), circa 1843
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John Sartain, John Calvin, 19th century
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John Smith, John Lambert the Elder, (after same), 17th - 18th century
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John Trumbull - John Trumbull 1793 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Hall, King John, Act IV, Scene I, 18th century
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John R. Johnston - John R. Johnston with Painting late 1850's salted paper print f Cleveland Museum of Art American
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William Blake , Fables by John Gay (London: John Stockdale, 1793), vol. 1, 1793
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William Blake , Fables by John Gay (London: John Stockdale, 1793), vol. 2, 1793
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H.B. (John Doyle), John Wilkes, 18th - 19th century
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John Neagle - The Reverend John Albert Ryan 1825-1829 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Faber the Elder, John Alcock, Bishop of Ely, 17th - 18th century
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John Faber the Younger, Portrait of John Taylor, 17th - 18th century

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (30)
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: American Watercolors
The exhibition ranges from John James Audubon to Brice Marden and includes such masters of the watercolor as ...
Killarney Art Gallery: John Lawrence: A Glorious Field of Poppies
John is a painter of light and colour, who likes to work in front of his subject. His landscapes have captured both the stunning beauty of Ireland’s countryside and the admiration of collectors and art lovers around the world. His recent pa...
studio-visit.com: December Issue: John von Bergen
studio-visit.coms aim is to offer an in-depth look at an individual artist or troupe. Each month they offer a personal look into the artists studio along with an interview, slides, and a...
Albright-Knox Art Gallery: John Bisbee: Arc and Plume

JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER : JOHN ROLOFF: DISPLACEMENTS
Printed on billboard material in sequenced segments, Roloff's photographs span many feet and immerse the viewer in a displaced natural surrounding. IMAGE:
Slump (Orchard) II, 1998
Black and white photograph
14 x 24 x 1...
Art Effect Contemporary: John Nolan: Be Inspired - A Celebration Of Colour
John Nolan was born in Dublin Ireland in 1958. Since then he has developed a very distinctive style which is instantly recognisable. John has also seen life on the other side of the fence. He was once a gallery owner. He ran a small establis...
High Museum: Chorus of Light: Photographs from the Sir Elton John Collection
The High Museum of Art is the only venue for these exhibitions. Chorus of Light: Photographs from the Sir Elton John Collection features approximately 320 masterpieces by renowned photographers, including Berenice Abbott, Richard Avedon, D...
National Museums Liverpool: Call for Artists: John Moores 24
The deadline to register to enter is 17 February 2006 - just a month away! For full details visit www.thewalker.org.uk/johnmoores24 ...
Kunsthalle Zurich: John M Armleder: About Nothing. Works on Paper 1964-2004
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Northern Westchester Center for the Arts: John Plunkett: Artist
John's powerful paintings range from warm landscapes of Westchester to bold dynamic abstract images. Renowned for his images of Vietnam, John Plunkett served in the infantry 1969-1971. His images of war have been viewed all over the world in vario...
Bank: John Klima: Toy World
John Klima’s solo exhibition at Bank will mark his Los Angeles debut.  A range of Klima’s work will be exhibited including the Great Game, a software program depicting U.S. Army troop movement and Air Force sortie data from the conflict in Afghani...
Ivy House: John Nolan: A Celebration of Colour
A CELEBRATION OF COLOUR has preoccupied him from an early age and he continues to explore this theme for his exhibition in THE IVY HOUSE. John has had numerous solo exhibitions including shows at the Gallery Restaurant, Coventry, UK, Jones A...
Presentation House Gallery: Camera Over Hollywood: Photographs by John Swope, 1936-1938
John Swope began his career in film and theatre in the early 1930s when, as a student at Harvard University, he joined the University Players theatrical group, which included Henry Fonda, Josh Logan and Jimmy Stewart. In 1936, whi...
Westin Hotel, Dublin, The Exchange Restaurant: John Nolan: Journey Into The Abstract
The public are Familiar with his 30 foo tx 25 foot portrait of James Joyce, which covers the facade of no. 15 Ushers Island, Dublin City - The Joyce House - The portrait will remain there while the house is being restored. John is one of t...
Space 12 Gallery: Steel Sculptures by John Kearney
Now 78 years old, John and his wife Lynn founded the Contemporary Art Workshop 53 years ago in Chicago and have contributed through his art to the life and style of the Windy City. Chicago and environs is gifted with many pieces, noteably the city...
National Art School: Alumination 2002: Work by NAS Alumni
Peter Berner (renowned television presenter of the ABC’s BackBerner and radio personality) will be opening the exhibition on Tuesday 1 October. Peter is himself a 1996 Alumnus of the National Art School, and retains his passion for art and drawing...
Bayly Art Museum: The Art of John Dos Passos
The exhibition, The Art of John Dos Passos, which opens Saturday, July 21 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 16, is divided into sections corresponding to his travels. These include works from a trip to Spain immediately after his discharge from the...
Dylan Thomas Centre: Another Kind of Eden: Works by John Selway
They are inspired by Selway's own youth - particularly summer holidays in rural Herefordshire - as well as the childhood of Dylan Thomas. Selway explores the closeness of the life and death experiences, and the ecstacy and agony of sexual awake...
Georgia Museum of Art: Recent Acquisitions of American Works on Paper
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Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington: The Photography of John Gutmann: Culture Shock
As an emigre, Gutmann possessed the detachment of an anthropologist and the ability to capture the vitality and strangeness of American life without sentimentality. Photographs of drive-ins, cartwheeling majorettes, cars, signs and street ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy from the John B. Elliott Collection
The exhibition was organized by The Art Museum, Princeton University. The exhibition was made possible by the Publications ...
Diane Farris Gallery: John Dennison and Justin Ogilvie: Drawing The Fine Line
Justin Ogilvie's works on paper and panel explore the metaphysics of self, namely, how the self is constituted through the presence of the other. In using the figure, he explores this conflict within themes of intimacy between bodies, between love...
Mercedes-Benz: Art of Colour: Works by John Nolan
Basically it is the artist, the canvas, the colour and the brush. His palette is still as vibrant as ever, using exuberant and exotic colours. He starts a painting with no definite preconceptions but simply an impulse, a subliminal thought about c...
Shire Pottery Gallery and Studios: Lightplay: Work by John Fieldhouse
After two highly successful shows at the Shire Pottery Gallery John Fieldhouse returns to Alnwick for his third solo exhibition. Those who know Johns work well have been keenly awaiting these works, curious to see how he has met the challenge of d...
Bank of Ireland Arts Centre: Making A Mark: An Exhibition of Paintings by John Nolan
"MAKING A MARK " refers to the physical birth of the image. Each of John's energetic paintings starts with a first brush stroke, a simple mark, which is carefully augmented and developed over time into its final form. For John, an artist is ultima...
Laurence Miller Gallery: John Gutmann: Instant Messaging
In these intimate vintage black and white prints, we read signs that say "WE WANT THE 40 HOUR WEEK" and "FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIVES CUT YOUR SPEED." Automobiles became billboards, where messages were posted, both private (CQ de SM5YU) and pub...
Turkaly Art Gallery: John Habela: Works in Wood and Bronze
 In John's work you can see the influence of African tribal art as well as Polynesian and Polish folk design. His fanciful and often whimsical outlook on man is artistically depicted in each work, whether in a large piece of wood or an intricate d...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: John Howe in Minnesota: The Prairie School Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright
Howe moved to Minnesota in the mid-1960s, where he ran his own architectural practice that focused, like Wright’s, on domestic architecture. This exhibition will comprise 75 to 100 drawi...
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa: John Kinder's New Zealand
During the 50 years he lived here, Kinder travelled extensively in the North and South Islands, painting and photographing what he saw at a time of rapid change in the new colony. He was a prolific artist, producing nearly one thousand paintings, ...
Atlanta College o f Art: John Bankston: Temptation and Desire
Bankston appropriates the familiar stylistic language of coloring books to innovative ends: in his hands coloring becomes a metaphor for identity and filling in the lines carries weight as a cultural act. Drawing on a variety of sources -- 19th-ce...

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