Portrait of Winifred John Looking Down

Gwen John (1876 - 1939)

Tenby Museum and Art Gallery

circa 1896

The subject of this portrait was the artist's sister. It is a sensitive and tender drawing, and a good representation of Gwen John's feeling for the sitter. They and their brother Augustus John spent their childhood in Tenby.

• Medium: pencil on paper
• Dimensions: 15.6 x 15.6cm
• Art Fund Grant: £5000 ( Total: £7,500)
• ArtFunded in: 2006
• Vendor: Gurr-Johns Ltd

Provenance

The Matthieson Gallery (exhibited 1946, Gwen John Memorial Exhibition); Gurr-Johns Ltd (acquired 1958).

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