GWEN JOHN

(Gwendolen Mary John)


Gwen John
Gwen John
  • Born: June 22, 1876
  • Died: September 18, 1939
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Artist

Gwendolen 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 she was overshadowed during her lifetime by her brother Augustus John and her lover Auguste Rodin, her reputation has grown steadily since her death.