Portrait of Winifred John Looking Down
Gwen John
- Art Funded
- 2006
- Dimensions
- 15.6 x 15.6 cm
- Vendor
- Gurr-Johns Ltd
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.
Provenance
The Matthieson Gallery (exhibited 1946, Gwen John Memorial Exhibition); Gurr-Johns Ltd (acquired 1958).